1 / 3 2025:CGHC:36 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6358 of 2024 Purushottam Banerjee S/o Shri Jogeshwar Banerjee Aged About 46 Years R/o Sanna Road Tehsil And Thana Jashpur District - Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Department Mahnadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Department of School Education Through The Secretary Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector Jashpur District Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - District Education Officer Jashpur District - Jashpur (C.G.) 5 - Janpad Panchayat Kunkuri Through Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Kunkuri District - Jashpur (C.G.) 6 - Executive Engineer Rural Engineering Services Jashpur Division District - Jashpur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.01.07 17:43:03 +0530 2 / 3 For Petitioner : Ms. Swati Raj Gupta, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Justice Shri Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 02/01/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeking a direction towards the respondents to pay the undisputed amount relating to the work done by the petitioner as per his invoice dated 30/12/2022, which was allotted by the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the work allotted to the petitioner has been completed by him which is evident from letter (Annexure P-5) i.e. Certificate of Appreciation, hence, the petitioner is entitled for the undisputed amount and the respondents cannot deny their liability to pay the said amount. 3. Learned counsel for the State/respondents submits that if the work has been completed and after the verification of the same, the undisputed amount, if any, would be released within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for both the parties. 5. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for both the parties and particularly considering that the work allotted to the petitioner by the respondents has been completed, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Education Officer/respondent No.4 to release the undisputed amount to the petitioner after verification the same, within a period of thirty days 3 / 3 from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation(s) and direction(s), the writ petition is disposed. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep