1. Affidavit of service is taken on record.

2. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition alleging non-payment of admitted contractual dues by the respondent corporation.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that the respondent corporation issued work order dated 13.12.2021 in favour of the petitioner, and he has duly executed the assigned work within the stipulated time period. Thereafter, the Executing Engineer PWD by his Memo No. 1739/PWD(BMC) dated 31.01.2023 issued a completion certificate in favour of the petitioner, stating that the petitioner has completed the work within stipulated period under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. In the said certificate final bill amount was mentioned as Rs. 18,92,255/- (excluding GST & L.W. Cess) and Rs. 21,40,519/- (including GST & L.W. Cess).

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, despite admitted bill amount, the respondent authority has failed to release the amount due to the petitioner. In such circumstances, the petitioner was constrained to submit a representation dated 28.03.2025, seeking expeditious redressal of the grievance.

5. He further contended that, despite receiving the said representation, the responde