Shri P Kumar v. the Superintendent and Others
Payment of bills – transportation services to Sub-Jail, Mayabunder
Case brief
What is this about?
P. Kumar v. The Superintendent & Others, WPA/34/2026, High Court at Calcutta (Circuit Bench at Port Blair), Arijit Banerjee J., decided February 03, 2026 — non-payment of contractor's transportation service bills to Sub-Jail, Mayabunder from 2019 onwards; writ of mandamus sought; petition disposed of with direction to respondent no.1 to pass reasoned order on representation dated December 19, 2025 within six weeks and clear dues if found payable; merits left undecided.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to respondent no.1 to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated December 19, 2025 by a reasoned order in accordance with law within six weeks; if dues are found payable, they are to be cleared within six weeks of that order. No mandamus for immediate payment was issued and the merits were not adjudicated.