1 2025:CGHC:42856 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4540 of 2025 1 - Tanay Marketing Through Its Proprietor Mangat Singh Chawla S/o Late Shri Sardar Singh Chawla Aged About 78 Years Office At Hotel Central Point Building Guru Govind Nagar, Pandari Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Forest And Climate Change, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Additional Chief Secretary Department Of Forest And Climate Change, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Conservator Of Forest Raipur Circle District - Raipur (C.G.) 4 - District Forest Officer Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 5 - Divisional Forest Officer/ Enquiry Officer Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari (C.G.) 6 - Joint Divisional Forest Officer Dhamtari And Enquiry Officer District - Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Prabhakar Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mrs. Upasna Mehta, Dy. G.A. Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 25/08/2025 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition on the following relief: “10.1. That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ thereby directing the respondent no. 4 to clear the 2 pending Bills of the petitioner and pay the outstanding amount. 10.2 That, any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that being aggrieved by delay in payment of bills of 2022-23 of building materials supplied by the petitioner to the respondent no. 4 (District Forest Officer Dhamtari) the petitioner prefers this instant writ petition. The petitioner firm is Raipur based marketing firm and as per work order issued by the respondent no. 4 it had supplied the building materials to different areas of forest region of District Dhamtari as per oral and telephonic instructions of field officers. Total bill was of Rs. 20,42,907/- and after receiving Rs. 62,094/- and Rs. 5,28,068/- the outstanding amount is Rs. 17,12,413/- including GST tax amount Rs. 2,59,668/- (interest). 3. Learned Counsel for the respondents opposed the submission made by the counsel for the petitioner. 4. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the record with utmost circumspection. 5. Looking to the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of the counsels, respondent no. 4 is directed to decide the representations made by the petitioner (Annexure P/4) in accordance with law, rules and regulations, expeditiously as 3 soon as possible. 6. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) JUDGE Madhurima