1 2025:CGHC:39 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6366 of 2024 1 - Amit Kumar Gupta S/o Shri Saryu Prasad Gupta Aged About 44 Years R/o Namna Kala, Rajeev Nagar, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - District Mining Fund Trust Through Collector Cum President Administrative Committee, District Mining Fund Trust, Baikunthpur, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Nodal Officer District Mining Fund Trust, Baikunthpur, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer (B/ R) Public Works Department, Koriya Division Manendragarh, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Patel, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Nupoor Sonkar, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Justice Shri Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.01.15 19:41:22 +0530 2 02/01/2025 1. By this present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondent to release the amount of Rs.7.38 lakhs which is due and payable to the petitioner for work carried out by the petitioner of “Construction of Lab and Renovation Work of Swami Atmanand Govt English Medium School Sonhat”, which was awarded to the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the work allotted to the petitioner was successfully completed by the petitioner and the work completion certificate to that effect was issued by office of respondent No.4 to the petitioner on 13/06/2022 vide Annexure P-3. 3. Learned counsel for the State/respondents submits that if the work allotted to the petitioner has been completed, after verification of the same, the admissible 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 Nodal Officer, District Mining Fund Trust/respondent No.3 to release the admissible amount to the petitioner after the verification of the same, within a 3 period of thirty days 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