2026:CGHC:302-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 777 of 2025

1 - Rahul Kumar S/o Basant Meenpal Aged About 26 Years Occupation -

Unemployed Engineer, R/o Village - Demar, Tahsil And Distt. Dhamtari (C.G.)

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through, Secretary Department Of Forest, Mahanadi Bhavan, Nava Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.)

2 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forests Atal Nagar Nava Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Chief Conservator Raipur Circle Distt. Raipur (C.G.)

4 - Divisional Forest Officer Division Balodabazar, Distt. Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ---- Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Pathak, Advocate. For State : Mr. Prasun Bhaduri, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma , Judge

Order on Board

Per Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice DsJD21+ Yi 05 i a g 0 O g 2: t n 55 i eT 6 t 3 e 6 : a . Id 0 0: l 1 J 1 Hby 7. y 0 A 6 05.01.2026

1. Heard Mr. Sanjay Pathak, learned counsel for petitioner. Also heard and Mr. Prasun Bhaduri, learned Deputy Advocate General, for the State.

The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers:

“I. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call the entire records regarding claim of the petitioner from the respondent authorities as well as proceeding of the respondent No. 2 ii. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned order dated 05.09.2024 (Annexure P-1) passed the respondent No. 2 and direct the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner and pay the amount of his bills, within stipulated period.

iii. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned order dated 05.09.2024 (Annexure P-1) passed the respondent No. 2 and direct the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner and pay the remaining amount of Rs. 8,24,335/- of his bills, within stipulated period.

iv. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent to done remaining payment of bills to the petitioner as he duly entitled the same v. That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to grant 8%

interest on delayed payment.

vi. Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper, may also kindly be granted, in the interest of justice.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent no.4 issued tender for Construction of Pound at room no. 289 Dhamalpura, area Devpur, petitioner applied for said tender and the respondent no. 3 considered his application and found fit, subsequently on 25.02.202 work order issued in favor of the petitioner and agreement done between petitioner and respondent no. 4. As per work order dated 25.02.2022, petitioner started working and completed his work very honestly, construction of pound is completed and peoples are using day to day, but the respondent no. 4 not done payment to the petitioner. Thereafter the respondent no. 2 has directed the respondent no. 3 to conduct the verification of the work allotted in the year 2020-21 for construction of Dam and Pound at Forest of Balodabazar and on the instruction of the same the respondent no. 3 has submitted its report on 03.06.2022 before the respondent no. 2 in which it has been mentioned in para 5 of the report that the work of the petitioner is complete. After completion of the work the respondent authorities have inspected the work and after inspection issued certificate of completion of work in which it has been clearly mentioned that the work allotted to the petitioner has been duly completed.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that thereafter on

31.08.2022 the petitioner received of Rs. 13,79,245/- out of Rs. 31,52,007/- and he has not received remaining amount of Rs. 17,74,762/- even after 6 months of completing the work therefore he requested for payment of remaining amount vide letter dated 19.12.2022. The respondent No. 3 vide its letter dated 19.06.2023