JUDGMENT :

RAJESH KUMAR, J.

The present writ petition has been filed for the following relief(s):

(i) For issuance of an appropriate writ/order/direction,including Writ of Mandamus, directing Respondent- authorities to pay admitted due and payable amount in respect of Agreement No. 01 RFP of 2023-24 dated 15th September, 2023 (Annexure-3) entered by and between Petitioner and Respondents, after taking into consideration Force Majeure claim of Petitioner in terms of Clause 25 of the Agreement.

(ii) For issuance of further appropriate writ/order/direction, including Writ of Declaration, declaring that action of Respondent on one hand in not making payment of admitted due amount and on the other hand unilaterally extending the tenure of the Agreement is void ab initio; and status of Petitioner after expiry of the tenure of the Agreement is only that of an Agent of Respondent- authority.

2. Arguments of the petitioner on the factual matrix reads as under:

“1. Respondent-Executive Engineer, Road Division, Saraikela published a Notice Inviting Tender dated 03.01.2023 for appointment of User Fee Collection Agency in respect of Adityapur-Kandra Road Section (0.000 to 15,100), 2. Petitioner was d