WPA/199/2026 of SAHEBGANJ TAZ CLUB Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS on 13 August 2026

1. Mr. Ujjwal Luksom, learned Advocate appears for the petitioner.

2. Mr. Arijit Ghosh, learned Senior Government Pleader appears for the State.

A.Roy, J.

3. Showing the representation dated November 25, 2025, Annexure-P5 at page 29 to the writ petition Mr. Ujjwal Luksom, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner had worked for Dinhata Panchayat Samity and carried out certain construction work. Total claim of the petitioner is Rs.18,40,000/- of which petitioner has received a part payment of Rs.2lakh. The representation has not been considered yet.

4. Mr. Arijit Ghosh, learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for the State submits that, the petitioner has not completed the work. No completion certificate has been disclosed by the petitioner.

5. In view of the above, following directions are made: a) Petitioner shall forthwith serve a copy of this writ petition along with a copy of today’s order upon the respondent no.4; b) The respondent no.4 thereafter upon issuing a prior hearing notice of at least seven days to the petitioner and after granting it an opportunity of hearing through its office bearers shall dispose of the representation dated November 25, 2025, Annexure-P5 at page 29 to the writ petition by passing a reasoned order in accordance with law; c) The entire exercise shall be carried out and completed by the respondent no.4 positively within six weeks from the date of communication of this order;

A.Roy, J.

d) The reasoned order then shall be communicated to the petitioner within two weeks from the date of the reasoned order to be passed. e) In the event, the reasoned decision goes in favour of the petitioner, the respondent no.6 shall release the payment in favour of the petitioner in respect of its claim or part of it which will be found to be payable, if any, positively within three weeks from the date of the said reasoned order to be passed upon compliance of all necessary formalities required in accordance with law.

6. It is made clear that, this Court has not gone into the merits of this writ petition and all points are kept open for the petitioner to urge before the respondent no.4 but the same shall not travel beyond the scope of this writ petition.

7. It is also made clear that, this order shall not create any right or equity in favour of the petitioner in the event, the petitioner is found not eligible to receive its claim or part of its claim strictly in accordance with law.

8. Since affidavits are not called for, the allegations made in this writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted by the respondents.

9. With the above observations and directions the writ petition, WPA 199 of 2026 stands disposed of without any order as to costs.

A.Roy, J.

10. Parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly obtained from the official website of this Court.

11. Photostat certified of this order, if applied for, be furnished expeditiously.

(Aniruddha Roy, J.)