ORDER :

(Ananda Sen, J.)

1. This writ petition by the petitioner is under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for mandamus commanding upon the respondents to release the admitted dues payable to the petitioner in relation to NIT bearing Re-e-Tender No.20/2014 dated 13.08.2014 for construction of Dumargardi to Garo Road in the District of Deoghar. Further, a prayer has also been made to direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to complete the work as per the detailed project report prepared by the consultant.

CASE OF THE PETITIONER

2. The petitioner is a civil contractor. A road, under the Rural Road Project in the State of Jharkhand was to be laid/constructed. One of such contract was Dumargardi-Garo Road in the District of Deoghar, having a length of 1.6 k.m. at an estimated cost of Rs.76.18 lakh and the cost of maintenance for five years tuned at Rs.5.52 lakh. A notice inviting tender was issued being Re-e-Tender No.20/2014 on 13.08.2014, wherein, on amongst others the road from Dumargardi to Garo under Package No. JH03SIPL01 was to be constructed. The petitioner participated in the tendering process and was declared successful. Being the successful L-1 bidder,