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2026 DAILYLAW 40544 (CAL)

DEBSHANKAR LAYEK v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

WPA/23186/2026 · 2026-09-14

Suvra Ghosh

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September 14, 2026 (49) ARDR WPA 23186 of 2026 Debshankar Layek Vs. The State of West Bengal & ors. Adv. Rudranil De, Adv. Soumo Charan, …for the petitioner. Adv. Debanjan Mukherjee, …for the State. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner and the report submitted by the State are taken on record. Pursuant to work orders issued by the Assistant Engineer, Purulia Sadar Sub Division and Executive Engineer, Purulia Sadar Sub Division, the petitioner completed the work allotted to him and submitted bills for the same. He seeks disbursal of the amount due. It appears from the report submitted by the State that the bills have been prepared by the Executive Engineer, Purulia Division, Public Health Engineering Directorate, being the 6th respondent herein, and sent to the Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, being the 1st respondent herein, for allotment of fund for early disbursal of the amount. In view of the above, the first respondent is directed to disburse the amount raised in the bills to the 6th respondent within six weeks from the date of communication of this order. The 6th respondent shall disburse the said amount to the petitioner within a week thereafter. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. 2 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.)