Md. Habibur Rahman and Anr v. The State of Assam and 21 Ors

ORDER

17.03.2023

Heard Mr. S.Y. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners; Mr. B. Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, Agriculture Department for the respondent nos. 1, 4, 5, 7 & 11; Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, PWD [Roads] for the respondent nos. 2, 3, 10 & 14; Mr. J. Handique, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent nos. 6, 8, 9, 12 & 13; and Mr. G. Uddin, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 15 – 22.

¶2In the writ petition, the petitioners have projected that by an E-Procurement Notice dated 03.11.2018, the respondent PWD called for tenders for a construction work viz. "Construction of Darjisit to Jamuasit via South Laskar Pathar in Nagaon [Hojai] District". It is the case of the petitioners that a decision was taken to construct a road from Darjisit to Jamunasit. But the respondent authorities had started construction of the road from a mid-way point at South Laskar Pathar to Jamunasit which is in between Darjisit to Jamunasit and the construction of the portion of the road from Darjisit to South Laskar Pathar has not yet been started.

¶3In response, Mr. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, PWD has referred to the statements made in the additional affidavit of the respondent no. 3 filed on 19.12.2022, more particularly, paragraph nos. 8 & 9 thereof, to submit that the State Project Director, ARIAS Society has, in the meantime, approved the proposal to cover the Darjisit point which is 1500 metres away from zero point of the awarded contract i.e. at the sluice gate and the Executive Engineer has already been asked to prepare the Detail Project Report [DPR] for the length of 1500 metres. It is his submission that the respondent PWD has undertaken to execute the remaining work within a reasonable period of time. Page No.# 6/6

¶4Mr. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that if a decision has been taken by the respondent PWD authorities to construct the remaining portion of the road as per the E-Procurement Notice, the petitioners would not have any objection.

¶5Having regard to the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, more particularly, the submission of Mr. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, PWD that the remaining portion of the construction work would be completed in conformity with the E-Procurement Notice dated 03.11.2018, this writ petition is closed with the observation that the respondent authorities in the PWD shall ensure completion of the work within a reasonable period of time as per the undertaking made before this Court. If the petitioners have any grievance thereafter, they are at liberty to take resort to appropriate remedy.

¶6This order disposes of the writ petition. JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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