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2026 DAILYLAW 4634 (CAL)

M/S. DAS ENTERPRISE AND ANR. v. BIDHANNAGAR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS.

WPA/25474/2025 · 2026-02-11

Raja Basu Chowdhury

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7 11.02.2026 sb Ct.3. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 25474 of 2025 M/s Das Enterprise & Anr. Versus The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation & Ors. Ms. Sanghamitra Nandy … For the petitioners. Mr. Sirsanya Bandyopadhyay Mr. Tirthankar Dey Mr. Arka Kumar Nag … For Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court is taken on record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed, inter alia, praying for a direction upon the respondents to disburse the bills of the petitioners against the work order of Sl. 16, NIT no. 443/PWD/Road/BMC/ dated 29th January 2021 and 18th November, 2024amounting to Rs.83,63,734/- excluding GST and LW cess. 3. Ms. Nandy, learned advocate appearing for the petitioners has not only drawn the attention of this Court to the work order dated 18th November, 2024 but also to the certificate issued by the Executive Engineer of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation dated 14th June, 2025 to impress upon this Court that the petitioners have not only executed the work satisfactorily but a completion certificate has already been issued. 2 WPA 25474 of 2025 4. Ms. Nandy submits that although, the petitioners have from time to time issued reminders, the bills raised by the petitioners have not been disbursed. In this context, she has placed reliance on the representation dated 26th June, 2025. 5. Mr. Badnyopadhyay, learned advocate appearing for the BMC on instruction submits that in the instant case, the petitioners have, in fact, completed the job and the respondents are in the process of disbursing the amount due and payable to the petitioners. 6. Having heard the learned advocates appearing for the parties and noting the rival contentions and also noting that the petitioner had been entrusted to execute the Bituminous work job to the extent of Rs.94,72,888/- out of the total quoted amount of Rs.3,30,21,376/- excluding GST and LW cess in Ward No.29 and noting from the certificate dated 14th June, 2025 that the work of upgradation of Bituminous work in CK Block, CL Block, BE Block, BK Block, BJ Block, CJ Block, AK Block, AL Block and AJ Block within Ward no. 29 under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation to the extent entrusted, has been executed to the full satisfaction of the Bidhan Nagar Municipal Corporation, I am of the view that the municipal authorities ought not to withhold the lawful and just dues of the petitioners. 7. Accordingly, the municipal authorities are directed to forthwith process the petitioners’ bills as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of 6 3 WPA 25474 of 2025 weeks from the date of communication of this order and disburse the just dues as payable to the petitioners in accordance with law. 8. With the above direction and observation, the writ petition is disposed of. 9. All parties shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from this Court’s official website. (Raja Basu Chowdhury, J.)