ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

Date : 30-01-2023 Petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:

“I. For directing and commanding the responding. au- thorities for making payment of the work done and suc- cesses fully completed by the petitioner to the satisfac- tion of respondent authorities pursuant to agreement no. 02- SBD/PMGSY 2017-18 FDR for year 2020-21 and 2021-22. (Name of the work- L026-Laverchak Babhantola)II. For further directing and commanding the respondent authorities for making payment of the work done by the petitioner taking into consideration the fact that pursuant to policy decision of the Central Government, rate of GST has been increased from 12% to 18%. (FDR for the year 2020-21 21,22,692, AND for year 2021-22 for construction of road 8,57,723/- FDR-

16,57,00/)

III. For making payment of entire amount of the work done by the petitioner along with penal interest from date it became dues till actual date of payment.

IV. For making payment of cost of litigation taking into consideration the fact that after completion of the work allotted to the petitioner payments have not been made to the petitioner, on one pretext or the other and peti- tioner