Rajib Kr. Deka v. The State of Assam and 7 Ors

ORDER Date : 24 .05. 2024 Heard Mr. P. Doley, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. J. Handique, learned counsel for the respondent No. 7. Also heard Mr. S.R. Borah, learned Government Advocate for the respondent Nos. 5 and 6 and Mr. R. Barpujari, learned counsel for the respondent No. 8 as well as Ms. D. Dey, learned counsel for the respondent No. 1. 2. 3 and 4. By filing this writ petition, the petitioner claims payment of an amount of Rs. 15,01,536/- and further an amount being Rs. 4,01,914/- for the contractual works done and executed by him i.e. immediate measures to M.E. along B/B of Nadia Drainage Channel from Railway Line to its outfall at river Buradia for Page No.# 3/3 2016-17. The respondent No. 7 as per affidavit-in-opposition filed on 02.04.2024 in paragaraph 7 admits that there are two numbers of pending bill of the petitioner amounting to Rs. 15,00,231/- and the other one being Rs. 4,02,643/-. Considering the same and having regard to the fact that it is an admitted amount, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent authorities, more particularly, the respondent No. 2, i.e. the Chief Engineer, Water Resource Department, Chandmari, Guwahati-781003, District-Kamrup (Metro), Assam to verify the said bills of the writ petitioner within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. Upon such verification, if the billas are found to be correct and genuine, the process for payment of the same be initiated immediately and the admitted amount be paid to the writ petitioner within a period of 4 (four) months from the date of making of the verification. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant

PageoNo.#o1/3 GAHC010181562022 ooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooTHEoGAUHATIoHIGHoCOURTo (HIGHoCOURToOFoASSAM,oNAGALAND,oMIZORAMoANDoARUNACHALoPRADESH)o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooCaseo:oWP(C)/5971/2022 RAJIBoKR.oDEKA S/O-oLT.oNARENDRAoNATHoDEKA oR/O-oH/NO.o38o(A) oBANIoPATH oBELTOLA oGHY-28 oKAMRUPo(M) oASSAM oPH-o9435709129 oVERSUS THEoSTATEoOFoASSAMoANDo7oORS. REP.oBYoTHEoSECY.oTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM oWATERoRESOURCESoDEPTT. oDISPUR oGHY-06 2:THEoCHIEFoENGINEER WATERoRESOURCESoDEPTT. oCHANDMARI oGHY-03 oDIST.-oKAMRUPo(M) oASSAM o3:THEoSUPERINTENDINGoENGINEER WATERoRESOURCESoCIRCLE oNALBARIoCIRCLE oNALBARI oASSAM oPIN-o781335 o4:THEoEXECUTIVEoENGINEER NALBARIoWATERoRESOURCESoDIVISION Page No.# 2/3 NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335 5:THE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER INSPECTING OFFICER DIST.- NALBARI- 781335 6:THE DY. COMMISSIONER NALBARI DIST.- NALBARI- 781335 7:THE REVENUE DEPTT. THROUGH THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DIST- NALBARI ASSAM- 781335. 8:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GHY ASSAM-781006. ------------ Advocate for : MR. B D KONWAR SR. ADV. Advocate for : SC WATER RESOURCE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO