Ashok Kumar Verma v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7557 of 2024; decision date 27-01-2025; single-judge bench: Honourable Mr. Justice A. Abhishek Reddy. Petitioner: Ashok Kumar Verma (work executed in 2020; original/principal amount paid October 2024 without interest). Respondents: State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, and District Magistrate / Superintending Engineer / Executive Engineers / Assistant Engineer, Saran at Chapra. Counsel: Mr. Shashi Shekhar Tiwary, Adv. for petitioner; Addl. Advocate General for respondents. Disposition: writ petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to file a separate writ petition for the interest. Keywords: withdrawal of writ petition, liberty to file fresh petition, interest claim, Public Health Engineering Department Bihar, payment dispute.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file a separate writ petition for recovery of the interest on the original amount claimed.