Homadighi Agricultural Rural Development Society and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Disbursal of dues for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) Individual Household Latrine construction; provisional engagement by Executive Officer, Gazole Panchayat Samiti on 19.12.2014; completion certificate granted; bills Rs.62,00,000/- with Rs. 5 lakhs paid and balance due; representations to ADM Malda ignored; mandamus directing District Magistrate, Malda to release funds within eight weeks and BDO, Gazole to disburse within two weeks; WPA 13230 of 2026; Suvra Ghosh, J.; disposed on 07.07.2026; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with direction to the District Magistrate, Malda to provide funds required for disbursal of the petitioners' dues to the BDO, Gazole Block/Ex-officio Executive Officer, Gazole Panchayat Samiti within eight weeks, and disbursement to the petitioners within two weeks of receipt, subject to requisite formalities; no order as to costs; allegations deemed not admitted since no affidavit was invited.