Singh Construction Private Ltd. v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC 3480/2026 Patna High Court, decided 08-04-2026 by Justice A. Abhishek Reddy; Singh Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Bihar, Secretary/Engineer-in-Chief/Chief Engineer/Superintending Engineer/Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Muzaffarpur. Earlier representation dated 31.10.2025 (Annexure P/2) to Executive Engineer lacked endorsement. Petition disposed of at admission with consent: fresh representation within 4 weeks; reasoned order after hearing within 8 weeks; payment of admitted dues if claim genuine; reasons if rejected; order to be communicated.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at admission stage with consent: petitioner to submit a fresh suitable representation to Respondent No. 6 (Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Road Division) within 4 weeks; Respondent No. 6 to consider it and pass a reasoned order after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, preferably within 8 weeks of receipt of the representation, arranging payment of admitted dues if the claim is found genuine or giving reasons if rejected, and communicating the order to the party.