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2026:CGHC:21563-DB

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 2293 of 2026

M/s/ Amar Pratap Shitole Having Its Registered Office 6/26 Ispat Nagar Near

Santoshi Durga Mandir, Risali Bhilai, District Durg (C.G.) Through Power Of

Attorney Holder Rajesh Kadam S/o Late Krishn Rao Aged About -43 Years,

R/o Budhapara, Behind S.S. Printers Raipur Tehsil Raipur District -Raipur

Chhattisgarh

... Petitioner

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Public Works Department,

Mahanadi Bhawan New Mantralaya, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur

Chhattisgarh

2 - The Engineer -In -Chief Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan North

Black Sector -19 Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department (E/m) Sirpur Bhawan Near

Aakashwani Raipur ,district -Raipur Chhattisgarh.

4 - The Collector Jagdalpur, District Jagdalpur Bastar Chhattisgarh

5 - The Superintending Engineer (E And M) Public Works Department Sirpur

Bhawan Near Aakashwani Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (E/m), Sub -Division Jail

Road Jagdalpur District Jagdalpur Bastar Chhattisgarh

7 - The Sub --Division Officer Public Works Department (E/m) Sub Division

Jagdalpur District Jagdalpur Bastar Chhattisgarh

VED 8 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Public Works Department (E/m),sub Division-

PRAKASH

DEWANGAN Bijapur, District Bijapur Chhattisgarh

Digitally signed

by VED

PRAKASH 9 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Public Works Department (E/m),sub Division

DEWANGAN

Date: 2026.05.11

20:23:27 +0530

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Sukma, District Sukma Chhattisgarh

10 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Public Works Department (E/m), Sub-Division

Narayanpur, District Narayanpur Chhattisgarh

11 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Public Works Department (E/m) Sub-Division

Dantewada, District Dantewada Chhattisgarh

12 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Public Works Department (E/m) Sub-Division

Kanker, District Kanker Chhattisgarh

13 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Public Works Department (E/m) Sub-Division

Kondagaon, District Kondagaon Chhattisgarh

... Respondents

(Cause title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. B.P. Singh, Advocate

For Respondents/State : Mr. Praveen Das, Additional A.G.

Hon'ble Shr i Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Hon'ble Shri R avindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

08/05/2026

1.

Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as

learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the respondents/

State.

2.

The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India seeking issuance of an appropriate writ directing

the respondents to release the alleged admitted and undisputed dues

amounting to Rs.58,88,310/- said to be payable towards electrification

works executed by the petitioner under various agreements entered into

with the Public Works Department (E/M), Division Jagdalpur.

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3.

The petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking for the following

reliefs:

“In view of the facts and circumstances stated

hereinabove, it is most humbly prayed that this

Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to:

10.1. Issue an appropriate writ, order, or

direction, directing the respondents to

release the petitioner’s admitted and

undisputed dues amounting to Rs.

58,88,310/- (Rupees Fifty-Eight Lakhs

Eighty-Eight Thousand three Hundred ten

only) for the work duly executed by the

petitioner;

10.2. Pass such other order(s) as this

Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in

the facts and circumstances of the case.”

4.

The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner is a registered

Class “C” contractor and was awarded several electrification works by

the Public Works Department in different districts of Bastar Division.

According to the petitioner, the works were completed to the satisfaction

of the department and completion certificates/measurement books in

respect of certain works were also issued by the competent authorities.

It is pleaded that despite complet