United Contractors And ANR v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

09.01.2024 AGM In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A. 25330 of 2023 United Contractors & Anr.

-versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Sanghamitra Nandy.

...For the Petitioners.

Mr. Rajib Mukherjee.

Ms. Shreyasi Bhaduri.

...For the Municipality.

Mr. Jahar Dutta.

... For the State.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today is taken on record.

The petitioners seek release of payment of the amount in terms of the work order dated 13.01.2015 in connection with work order bearing reference e-NIT No. MAD/ULB/BHATPARA/DR-2/4919, dated 14.10.2015, e-Tender ID: -2015_MAD_56249_8.

Representation filed by the petitioners is pending consideration at the end of the Bhatpara Municipality. Without entering into the merit of the claim of the petitioners, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the Board of Councilors, Bhatpara Municipality to consider the representation made by the petitioners in accordance with law, after giving a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioners at

the earliest, but positively within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order. If any amount is found due and payable, the same shall be released at the earliest.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioners is directed to forward a copy of the representation dated 17th January, 2022 and other documents in support of the claim to the aforesaid respondent at the time of communicating the order of the Court.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.

( Amrita Sinha, J.)