Sarthak Mahila Swa-Sahayata Samuh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 583 of 2016 Sarthak Mahila Swa-Sahayata Samuh Through The Power Of Attorney Holder Ashok Agrawal, Aged About 50 Years, S/o Late Shiv Kumar Agrawal, R/o Goverdhan Chowk, Kushalpur Lakhe Nagar Ward, Raipur, District Raipur ( Chhattisgarh ) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Urban Administration & Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur District Raipur ( Chhattisgarh )

2. Municipal Corporation Raipur, Through The Commissioner, Raipur, District Raipur ( Chhattisgarh ) ---- Respondent For Petitioner :

Shri Jitendra Pali, Advocate For Respondent No.1/State :

Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate For Respondent No.2 :

Shri Sandeep Singh, Advocate S.B.:

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 02/03/2016 Heard.

1. Grievance of the petitioner is that even though under the agreement, the petitioner carried out the work and the petitioner-group is entitled to payment of Rs.6,58,036/- without any dispute, the amount has remained arbitrarily withheld.

2. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 submits that the petitioner's claim shall be considered and decided by respondent No.2.

3. In view of the aforesaid submission, the petition, at this stage, is disposed off

with a direction to respondent No.2 to decide petitioner's claim by speaking order within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4. Whatever amount is found due and payable to the petitioner shall be paid forthwith. Reasons for non-payment of the amount claimed or part of the amount claimed shall be clearly spelt out in the order deciding petitioner's representation. Thereafter, if the grievance is not redressed/partly not redressed, the petitioner shall be at liberty to take recourse to such remedy as may be available to it under the law.

5. Sd/-- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen