02.09.2025 Sl. No.195(DL) Ct. No.42 srm IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No. 5074 of 2024 Malay Karmakar Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Satyam Mukherjee, Ms. Sayani Ahmed, Mr. Purnendu Shekhar Ghosh, Mr. Saibal Rakshit …for the Petitioner. Mr. Santanu Kumar Mitra, Mr. Amartya Pal …for the State. 1. Report in the form of affidavit filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities particularly the respondent Nos.4 and 7 to disburse the due amount of Rs.36,13,415/-. 3. The petitioner contends that he participated in a tender process under NIT Memo No.12(12)/DPS/2016 dated 07.01.2016, NIT Memo No.19/DPS/2017 dated 10.01.2017, NIT Memo No.180/DPS/2017 dated 04.04.2017, NIT Memo No.201/DPS/2018 dated 14.03.2018, NIT Memo No.444/1(22)/DPS/2017-18 dated 29.03.2018, NIT Memo No.161/1(22)/DPS/2018 dated 08.03.2018 – 2 Serial No.1, NIT Memo No.161/1(22)/DPS/2018 dated 08.03.2018 – Serial No.2, NIT Memo No.161/1(22)/DPS/2018 dated 08.03.2018 – Serial No.5 and work orders were issued in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner completed the work allotted to him. However, the outstanding due amount of Rs.36,13,415/- was not paid. The petitioner made representation before the concerned authority for disbursement of the outstanding amount, but the same has not been paid. Hence, this writ petition. 4. Mr. Santanu Kumar Mitra, learned Senior Government Advocate appearing for the State submits that the payment of Rs.4,46,214/- has been disbursed in favour of the petitioner against work order no. 291/DIS/2017 dated 5th May, 2017. Further request has already been made by the Executive Officer, Dubrajpur, Panchayat Samiti to the District Magistrate, Birbhum, for allotting rest amount of Rs.31,69,040/-. 5. Upon perusal of the report, it is found that an outstanding amount of Rs.31,69,040/- is admitted by the State-respondent. 6. Mr. Satyam Mukherjee, learned Advocate for the petitioner seeks appropriate direction upon the concerned authority for disbursement of the admitted outstanding amount in favour of the petitioner within a stipulated period. 3 7. Accordingly, writ petition being WPA 5074 of 2024 is disposed of directing respondent no.4, Block Development Officer, Dubrajpur Development Block to take steps for disbursement of Rs.31,69,040/- in favour of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. 8. Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to communicate this order to respondent no.4, Block Development Officer, Dubrajpur Development Block for necessary compliance. 9. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 10. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 11. There shall be no order as to costs. 12. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 13. Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all necessary legal formalities. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)