Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna
Order Date: 18-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: M/s. Pawansut Construction Proprietor, represented by Abhishek Kumar @ Abhishek Kumar Singh, a 34‑year‑old individual from Chandrashekhar Nagar, Rauza, Gazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Opposite parties: The State of Bihar and five officials of the Road Construction Department – Principal Secretary (Sri Pratyaya Amrit), Engineer‑in‑Chief (Sri Hanuman Prasad Choudhary), Chief Engineer (South Bihar) (Sri Laxmi Narayan Singh), Superintending Engineer (Sri Shailendra Bharti), Executive Engineer (Sri Rajnikant Tiwari).
- The petition arose from a prior High Court order dated 01‑02‑2022 (CWJC No.18738 of 2018) directing the State to pay outstanding dues to the petitioner.
- The opposite parties submitted that they had paid gross dues of Rs 1,28,36,453; after deduction of tax, the net amount transferred to the petitioner was Rs 1,11,67,712, thereby complying with the 2022 order.
- The petitioner’s counsel did not appear before the Court, and no rejoinder was filed to contest the show‑cause submission of the opposite parties.
Final Outcome
- The Court concluded that the payment satisfied the earlier order and, due to the petitioner’s non‑appearance, dismissed the petition, confirming that the order dated 01‑02‑2022 has been fully complied with.
Topics: Legal Compliance, Construction Payment