National Co-Operative Consumers Federation Of India Ltd. (Nccf) v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3266 of 2018 • National Co-Operative Consumer's Federation Of India Ltd. (NCCF) through Dinesh Khandelwal S/o Late Moolchand Khandelwal, Aged About 46 Years, Khandelwal, Offset, Medical Complex, Telipara Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Director Public Instructions Directorate Of Public Instructions, Indravati Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Collector, Janjgir Champa, Collectorate, Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh

4. District Education OfÏcer District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh

5. Block Resource Centre Coordinator Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Block Dabhra, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh

6. Block Education OfÏcer Dabhra, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Varun Sharma, Advocate For Respondent/State Mrs. Astha Shukla, Panel Lawyer Order On Board By Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 3/12/2018

1. Heard.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would draw attention of the

Court to the documents-Annexure P/10 dated 9.6.2016 and Annexure P/11 dated 23.6.2016, whereby, the Secretary, Department of School Education, Government of Chhattisgarh has issued instructions to the Director, Public Instructions and the District Education OfÏcer for release of payment of Rs.9,90,000/- to the petitioner, for which, he is entitled as he had performed the work of printing and stationary of the Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Block Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa in the year 2012.

3. On an earlier occasion, the petitioner has moved WPC No.1566/2018, which was disposed of directing the authorities to consider the petitioner's representation. However, the representation has been disposed of vide Annexure P/1 by the Block Resource Centre Coordinator, Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Dabhra saying that it is not possessed of the records of the contract of printing and supply of stationary entered with the petitioner.

4. In view of the stand taken by the B.R.C., Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Block Dabhra and on perusal of the documentsAnnexure P/10 and P/11, it appears, the B.R.C., Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission has not decided the representation in a diligent manner.

5. Let the petitioner move a representation before the Collector District Mission OfÏcer, Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, District Janjgir-Champa, within 3 weeks from today and thereafter, the said OfÏcer shall consider and decide the petitioner's

representation in light of Annexure P/10 & P/11 within next 7 weeks.

6. If the payment is indisputable but still it is not received in favour of the petitioner and the petitioner is required to move again before this Court, the Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Block Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa may be held liable to pay interest on the said amount to the petitioner @ 18% per annum.

7. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Judge Shyna