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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
DEVASHIS BARUAH
Bijulee Ghar, Represented By It Partner Ajit Kumar Giri, Son Of Shri Umeshwar Giri – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam, To Be Represented By The Chief Secretary To The Govt. Of Assam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
DEVASHIS BARUAH, J.
Heard Mr. M. A. Choudhury, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and Mr. B. Choudhury, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondents.
2. The case of the Petitioner herein is that the Petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the Respondent Authorities in not making payment of the amount to which the Petitioner is entitled to upon completion of the contractual works.
3. The Petitioner herein is the partner of M/s Bijulee Ghar (registered firm) and a Government registered Class-I contractor under the PWD (Electrical) Assam.
4. The case of the Petitioner herein is that the Respondent No.6 had issued a work order bearing No. CS-22/SE/EL/2015-2016/3248 dated 31.12.2015 in favour of the Petitioner for “Construction of Circle Office building including civil, sanitary, water supply, electrification, brick boundary wall with iron gate and pucca approach road in respect of Circle Officer, Algapur Revenue Circle under Hailakandi District (providing external electrification).
5. It is the case of the Petitioner that, as per the terms and conditions of the work order, he completed the specified works, and the same were duly
Contractual compliance verification is essential for ensuring timely payment to contractors, as established in Article 226 of the Constitution.
Respondent authorities must verify the completion of contracted works and related documentation, ensuring timely payment of outstanding dues as mandated by administrative duty and constitutional prov....
Verification of work completion is essential before payment can be issued under Article 226, ensuring entitlement to dues is accurately determined.
Entitlement to payment for completed works is contingent on verification of work execution and requisite documentation as directed by the court under Article 226 of the Constitution.
Court mandates verification of work completion and documentation before releasing outstanding dues to ensure entitlement to payments.
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