June 22, 2026 (55) ARDR WPA 8891 of 2024 Nowda Chandpur Sarbik Gramin Bikash Kendra (NGO) Vs. The State of West Bengal & ors. Adv. Shahan Shah, Adv. Ikra Rahaman, …for the petitioner. Adv. Madhu Jana, Adv. Puja Sonkar, …for the State. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. The petitioner submits that in terms of the work order issued by the Executive Officer, Nowda Panchayat Samity for construction of 137 individual new emerging households under the mission “Nirman Bangla” under Patikabari Gram Panchayat, the petitioner initially constructed twenty households, submitted bills and received payment. He thereafter constructed fifty-six households and submitted bills for the same after completion of construction. He was informed that thirty households were inspected by the technical person of the Panchayat. The remaining are yet to be inspected. He submitted a representation before the concerned authority seeking clearance of his bills on 29th January, 2024 and seeks such clearance. In view of the fact that the petitioner claims to have completed the construction work and his bills are pending before the concerned authority, the Executive Officer, Nowda Panchayat Samity, being the 3rd respondent herein, 2 is directed to consider and dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner on 29th January, 2024 within four weeks from the date of communication of this order, upon granting reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned including the petitioner, in accordance with law. The decision taken by the authority shall be communicated to the petitioner within a week thereof. In the event the 3rd respondent arrives at a decision in favour of the petitioner, necessary consequential steps be taken at the earliest. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.)