1 2025:CGHC:1702 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 5280 of 2024 1. Yugal Sound Service & Electric Goods Suppliers Through Its Proprietor Shri Umashankar Sahu, Address In Front Lane Of Google Mens, Sai Colony, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner 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 6. The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (E/M), Division Jail Road Jagdalpur, District - Bastar Chhattisgarh 7. The Sub-Divisional Officer Public Works Department (E/M), Division Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh . ... Respondents Cause title is taken from Case Information System For Petitioner : Shri R.S. Patel, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate 2 Order on Board By Bibhu Datta Guru, J. 10/1/2025 1. By the present petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction towards the respondent authorities to make payment of outstanding payment of Rs.3,80,49,300/- 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 programms in the year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22. The said works have duly been verified and certified by the respondents No.6 & 7 and despite the said fact that outstanding dues have not been released and on account of said action he is facing hefty financial difficulties. 3. At this juncture, learned counsel appearing for the State would submit that the respondent No.2 Engineer-in-Chief, Department of Public Works shall 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 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 Engineer-in-Chief, Department of Public Works is 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 3 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 Gowri K GOWRI SANKARA RAO Digitally signed by K GOWRI SANKARA RAO Date: 2025.01.10 17:04:19 +0530