Pir Enterprise, Repn By Its Proprietor Ashraf Pir v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

19.06.2026 Ct. No.15 b.das WPA 4079 of 2025 Pir Enterprise, represented by its proprietor, Ashraf Pir Vs.

The State of W. B. & Ors.

Mr. Robiul Islam Mr. M. Rahaman ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Madhu Jana Ms. Puja Sonkar ..for the State.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioner undertook various development work under Palitbeghia Gram Panchayat pursuant to e-tenders floated by the Panchayat and received payment after completion of the work. A show cause notice was issued upon the petitioner alleging suspicious payment certificate given by him. The petitioner responded to the notice and appeared in a hearing before the Block Development Officer, Kaliganj. Pursuant to the said hearing, a decision was taken by the General Body of the Gram Panchayat in its meeting held on 29th January, 2025 and by an order passed on 4th February, 2025, the Pradhan, Palitbeghia Gram Panchayat blacklisted the petitioner for three years up to 28th January, 2028 and directed him to refund the amount of Rs.5,15,567/- paid to him within two months from the date of the order.

It appears from the report submitted by the Block Development Officer, Kaliganj Block that the petitioner confessed in writing before the Block Development Officer, Kaliganj during hearing at Kaliganj Block office that the payment certificate produced by him was fake. In view of such fact and tampered certificate produced by the petitioner, the concerned authority took a decision to blacklist him for three years and directed refund of the amount paid to him. The work order was obtained by the petitioner on the anvil of fake and manufactured documents.

It is a fact that the work was completed by the petitioner in terms of the work order. Since the work order has been obtained upon practising fraud upon the authority, the petitioner is not entitled to seek any equity for the same.

The concerned authority has rightly claimed refund of the amount paid to him and has blacklisted him for a period of three years up to 28th January, 2028. This Court does not find any infirmity,illegality or irregularity in the order impugned which has been passed upon due consideration of the material on record and primarily on the admission of the petitioner. The writ petition is devoid of any merit and is accordingly dismissed.

There shall, however, be no order as to costs.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)