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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4684/2024 KUSHAL KONWAR S/O- BHADRASING KONWAR, R/O- VILLAGE BAMFOR, P.O- TUPAKUCHI, DIST- KAMRUP, ASSAM, PIN-782425 VERSUS TIWA AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL AND ANR MORIGAON, DIST- MORIGAON, PIN-782105, ASSAM, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETRY TIWA AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL MORIGAON DIST- MORIGAON PIN-782105 ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N J KHATANIAR, PRAKASH BORAH Advocate for the Respondent : SC, TIWA AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR
ORDER Date : 17.03.2025
Heard Mr. N. J. Khataniar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. Neogi, learned Standing Counsel, for the Tiwa Autonomous Council.
2. By an Order dated 03.03.2018, issued by the Principal Secretary, Tiwa Autonomous Council, Morigaon an administrative approval was accorded for an
Page No.# 2/2 amount of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only) and sanction also was accorded for an amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only) in favour of the petitioner for construction of Tiwa Samadi (Dekachang) at Bamfor. The
Order further specified that out of the total sanction amount, Rs.6,00,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs) was released as 1st instalment in connection to the scheme.
3. The petitioner, accordingly, completed the work and a completion certificate was also issued by A.P.O. (Technical), Tiwa Autonomous Council, Morigaon. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted the final bill of amount of Rs.3,60,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs Sixty Thousand Only) after deduction of taxes. However, till the date, the petitioner is yet to receive the said amount till date.
4. The respondent No. 2/Principal Secretary, Tiwa Autonomous Council has filed counter affidavit and in Paragraph – 9, it is stated that the claim of the petitioner has been verified and inspected by the A.P.O. (Technical), Tiwa Autonomous Council, Morigaon, Assam and also by the Executive Engineer, Tiwa Autonomous Council, Morigaon and as per the report, the petitioner has successfully completed the said work.
5. Considering the averments made in the counter affidavit filed by the respondent No. 2, this writ petition is dispose of directing the authorities to pay the outstanding admitted amount to the petitioner within a period of 2 (two) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this Court’s Order.
6. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is dispose of.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant