1 2025:CGHC:4009 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5223 of 2024 1 - Yugal Sound Service And Electric Goods Suppliers Through Its Proprietor Shri Umashankar Sahu, Address - In Front Lane Of Google Mens, Sai Colony, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) 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 Work Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block Sector-19, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Chief Engineer Public Work Department, (E/m) Sirpur Bhawan, Near Aakashwani Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Collector Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh 5 - The Superintending Engineer Public Works Department (E/m), Sirpur Bhawan Near Aakashwani Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.01.22 23:30:23 +0530 2 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (E/m), Division Jail Road Jagdalpur, District - Bastar Chhattisgarh 7 - The Sub-Divisional OfÏcer Public Works Department (E/m), Division Jagdalpur, District - Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri R.S. Patel, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Shri S.S. Choubey, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 22.01.2025 1. By the present petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction towards the respondent authorities to make payment of outstanding payment of Rs. 29,76,089.50/- (Twenty Nine Lakh Seventy Six Thousand Eighty Nine rupees and fifty paise only) in his favour. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that pursuant to the orders of the respondent authorities he arranged tent, light, sound system, decoration, etc. in different Government programmes in the year 2019-20 and 2020-21. The said works have duly been verified and certified by the respondent authorities and despite the said fact that outstanding dues have not been released and on account of said action he is facing hefty financial difÏculties. 3. At this juncture, learned counsel appearing for the State would submit that the authorities shall look into the grievance of the petitioner and verify whether the work allotted to the petitioner has 3 been completed or not and if the work done by the petitioner and the claim made by him is undisputed, the outstanding dues may be released. 4. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the documents. 5. Considering the submission made by the parties, the respondent No. 2 & 6 are directed to look into the grievance of the petitioner and verify whether the work allotted to the petitioner has been completed or not and if the work has been completed and the claim made by him is undisputed, the outstanding dues be released, in accordance with law, at the earliest preferably within a period of three months from today. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib