IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.2234 of 2025 M/s. Aditya Enterpriser, Cuttack …. Petitioner Mr. Rudra Narayan Parija, Advocate -versus-

State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. Debashis Tripathy, Addl. Government Advocate CORAM:

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN

ORDER

10.12.2025 Order No.

08. 1. A writ of mandamus to the Superintending Engineer (Mechanical Division), Bhubaneswar (opposite party No.5) is sought for to release the dues as allotted in favour of the petitioner in respect of execution of work, viz. “Fabrications, Supply, transportation and erection of check dam of Tanara over Tanarpata DC under Kendrapara District under Drainage Division, Kendrapara”.

2. Facts adumbrated in the writ petition reveals that the petitioner, a Mechanical Contractor, being entrusted to execute the work aforesaid vide Agreement No.57 P1/2022-23, completed it on 23.06.2022, within the stipulated period. The Assistant Engineer (Drainage) Sub-Division-I, Kendrapara issued work completion certificate in Form-N having taken over the delivery of possession of the aforesaid work. A site inspection was made by the Superintending Engineer (Mecha