Bengal Lamps Ltd v. Union Of India And ORS.

10.03.2021 ss W.P.A. 6629 of 2021 Bengal Lamps Ltd.

Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

Mr. S. S. Naganand Ms. Mudrika Khatun ...

for the Petitioner Mr. Smarajit Roy Chowdhury Mr. Soumen Bhattacharjee ... for the respondents This is an application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities in considering the representations dated 16.10.2020, 24.10.2020 and 15.12.2020.

Mr. Naganand, learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner wishes to make payment to the disputed amount of Rs.1,75,70,403/- so that the authorities may consider under the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme.

I have heard the learned Counsel for the appearing parties and perused the materials on record.

The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner wishes to make payment to the disputed amount by availing the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme but he is unable to do as he did not have records pertaining to the pending dispute. Accordingly, the petitioner is at liberty to make such payment to the authorities and the authorities concerned are

directed to consider the applications made by the petitioner under the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme in accordance with law within two weeks from date after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of.

Since no affidavit-in-opposition is called for, allegations made in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted.

All parties are to act on website copy of this order. (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.)