1 2025:CGHC:48965 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 5085 of 2025 M/s Nitesh Raicha A- Class Electrical Contractor And Consultant, Through Its Proprietor Nitesh Raicha S/o Vijay Raicha, Aged About 43 Years, Flat No. Rs/504, City Heart Residency Kailashpuri, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Mineral Resource, Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector, District South Bastar - Dantewada (C.G.) 3 - The Zila Nirman Samiti, Through It's President Collector District South Bastar Dantewada (C.G.) 4 - The Executive Engineer (O And M), C.S.P.D.C.L., Dantewada, District South Bastar Dantewada (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Ms. M. Asha, Advocate For State-respondent : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, PL For Respondent No.4 : Mr. Mayank Chandrakar, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board VASANT KUMAR Digitally signed by VASANT KUMAR Date: 2025.09.26 11:14:06 +0530 2 24/09/2025 1. By way of this petition, petitioner sought following relief(s) : “i That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents No.2 & 3 to consider the representation of the petitioner and release the remaining/withheld amount of Rs.46,82,377/- with interest of 12% per annum in favour of the petitioner. ii. That, any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper may also kindly be granted to the petitioner in the interest of justice along with cost of the petition.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the instant writ petition is not preferred against any particular order, but the same is being preferred against the illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory action on the part of respondent authorities, whereby they have not released the remaining bill amount submitted by the petitioner towards for "External Electrification of Different Para’s at Village Badelakhapa Block Katekalyan Under (O&M) Deivision Dantewada” which is duly proved by the Executive Engineer (O&M), CSPDCL, Dantewada, District South Bastar, Dantewada (C.G.). 3. Learned State counsel contended that as limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the concerned respondent authority is ready to decide the representation made by the 3 petitioner Annexure P-3 dated 10.06.2025 in accordance with law, if already not decided. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record with utmost circumspection. 5. Considering the facts of the case and submission made by counsel for the respective parties, this writ petition is disposed of directing to respondent No.2-Collector, South Bastar, Dantewada & respondent No.3 – Zila Nirman Samiti, through its President to consider and decide Annexure P-3 dated 10.06.2025 filed by the petitioner expeditiously preferably within an outer limit of ‘90 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order, in accordance with rules, regulations and law. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. 7. With the aforesaid direction, this petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Vasant