1 / 3 2025:CGHC:3017 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 314 of 2025 1 - M/s Sonwani Traders Through Its Proprietor Sonadhar Sonwani S/o Chata Ram Sonwani, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Nayaravan Bhata, Ward No. 30, Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Director, Public Health & Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Project Director, Jal Jivan Mission, Neer Bhavan, Civil Lines, Division Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector & President, District Water & Sanitation Mission (Jila Jal Jivan Mission), District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer And Member Secretary District Water And Sanitation Mission (DWSM) (Jila Jal Evam Swachata Mission) (Public Health And Engineering Department), District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 5 - Assistant Engineer Public Health & Engineering Department, Sub- Division Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) 2 / 3 For Petitioner : Mr. Shubhank Tiwari, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 17/01/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction towards the respondent authorities to release the payment and security deposit with respect to the work done by the petitioner in pursuance to the work order dated 13/12/2022 (Annexure P/3). 2. (i) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the respondent No.4/ Executive Enginner & Member secretary, District Water & Sanitation Mission (DWSM) had issued a notice NIT dated 14/01/2022 for the work of providing laying & jointing CPVC pipe line, construction of dringking water platform and installation of subm mersible pump, soak pit, wash basin, running water supply system at Panchayat Dongripali, Gadbeda, Girna, Godbahal, Godmarra, Kashibahara, Khursipa, Kishanpur and Lakhagarh Block Pithora and other related work. (ii) The petitioner participated in the tender process and the work awarded to him vide work order dated 13/12/2024. The petitioner started the work as mentioned above and completed the same. He would further submit that the completion certificate dated 10/01/2023 (Annexure P/6) has been issued by respondent No.5/ Assistant Engineer, PHE, Sub-Division Mahasamund regarding the completion of the work allotted to the petitioner. He would submit that in spite of the work completed by the petitioner, necessary dues and the security deposit has not been paid to him 3 / 3 on repeated requests made by the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that if the amount as claimed by the petitioner is undisputed and the work has already been completed, necessary steps shall be taken to release the amount. 4. I have learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. Looking to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, the respondent authorities are directed to verify the grievance of the petitioner and if the work has been completed and there is no dispute towards the bill raised by the petitioner, the same shall be released to him within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar