WPA 2702 of 2025 Subhendu Banerjee

21.01.26 v.

Sl-07 The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ct.551 (Samar) Mr. Somnath Roy Chowdhury Ms. Sanjana Jha … for the petitioner.

Ms. Pramiti Bandopadhyay Mr. Akash Dutta … for the State.

1. This writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to pay a sum of Rs. 10,52,423 (Ten Lakh Fifty Two Thousand and Four Hundred Twenty Three) to the petitioner, along with applicable interest thereon.

2. It is the petitioner’s case that the petitioner is an authorized distributor of medicine manufacturer, named, CYPER PHARMA of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Upon being successful in a tender process pertaining to procurement of ALBENDAZOLE Tablets for National Deworming Programme of the State, the petitioner was issued an order for supply of ALBENDAZOLE Tablets by a letter dated December 27, 2022 by the respondents. The said order indicated that supply of the said tablets was required to be completed within January 22, 2023. It is the petitioner’s case that although the petitioner received the said order on December 27, 2022, the list and details of the designated medical stores to which the petitioner was to ultimat