1 CGHC010248962026 2026:CGHC:27690 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3473 of 2026 1 - M/s Hariom Udyog Through Proprietor Shri Sunil Kumar Sharma S/o Late Ramchandra Sharma Aged About 57 Years R/o H.No. 11 /16/4 Gurudwara Road, Ward No. 16, Kharsiya District- Raigarh (C.G.) Business Address Kanya Vivah Bhawan, Kharsiya District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Tribal And Schedule Caste Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Assistant Commissioner, Tribal And Schedule Caste Development Department Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - Collector, Raigarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Ms. Manisha Yadav, Advocate For State :- Ms. Poorva Tiwari, P.L. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB-Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 06.07.2026 VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, Forum Hariom Udyog, Kharsia, had supplied Angle Iron to the respondent Corporation pursuant to a supply order. It is submitted that the supply was duly completed in the year 2023, and an amount of Rs. 9,49,787/- has remained outstanding towards the said supply. Despite repeated requests and representations made by the petitioner, the payment has not been released till date. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is confining the relief in the present petition to a limited prayer for issuance of a direction to the SCIDC, the Collector, and the Assistant Commissioner to consider the petitioner's claim. It is prayed that, if upon verification the amount payable to the petitioner is found to be undisputed, the competent authority may be directed to release and disburse the outstanding amount to the petitioner in accordance with law within a reasonable time. 2. Learned State Counsel submits that the petitioner's claim pertains to release of payment under a supply order and the same requires verification from the records of the concerned authorities. It is submitted that if the petitioner's claim is found to be genuine and the amount claimed is undisputed and payable, the competent authority shall take an appropriate decision in accordance with law. It is further submitted that the respondents have no objection if the petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent 3 authority to consider and decide the petitioner's representation within a time-bound period. 3. Considering the aforesaid submissions and upon perusal of the record, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondent authorities that, if any undisputed amount is found payable to the petitioner upon verification of the relevant records, the same shall be disbursed in accordance with law within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioner. The respondent authorities shall undertake due verification and thereafter pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. In case any undisputed amount is found payable, necessary steps for release and disbursement of the same shall be taken in favour of the petitioner within the aforesaid period. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha