The court disposed of a writ petition regarding a payment dispute between a construction firm and state departments. Based on a settlement meeting minutes, the court directed the respondents to pay the admitted amount within six months, excluding interest.
Direction to pay admitted amount within 6 months without interest.
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GAHC010126972014
2025:GAU-AS:7384
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/4844/2014
M/S PADMAVATI CONSTGRUCTION
REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI AJIT KR. JAIN KRISHNA RICE MILL BUILDING, 3RD FLOOR, PAGLASTHAN BONGAIGAON- 783380.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS
REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL SECRETARY, TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING and N.H. DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:MISSION DIRECTOR
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION NRHM KHANAPAA GUWAHATI-22 ASSAM.
3:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM CHAIRMAN DHS
DIST. BANGAIGAON ASSAM.
4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER P.W.D. BUILDING CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-3 ASSAM.
5:EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD GOALPARA BLDG. DIVISION GOALPARA
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ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.G GOSWAMI, MR.S SARMA,MSB DEVI Advocate for the Respondent : MR.J U N M LASKAR, MR. B GOGOI Add. Adv. General,MR.J M A CHOUDHURY(SC, NRHM),SC, HEALTH,GA, ASSAM,SC, PWD,MR.P NAYAK,MR.Y S MANNAN
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
ORDER
05-06-2025
1. Heard Mr. S. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam for the respondents.
2. It is jointly submitted by the learned counsels for the parties that in the meeting held on 05.05.2025 between the National Health Mission and the Public Works Department relating to the claim of the petitioner, the dispute was resolved. In terms of paragraph 4 of the said minutes of the meeting dated 05.05.2025, the payment due to the petitioner shall be processed with due approval of the Government but without interest.
3. Mr. S. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a direction may be issued to the respondents to complete the aforesaid exercise within a specific period of time, inasmuch as, interest is also not paid to the petitioner.
4. Considering the settlement of the dispute, it is provided that admitted amount be paid to the petitioner within a period of 6 (six) months from the date of this order.
5. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of.
6. Copies of the instruction including the minutes of the meeting dated 05.05.2025 furnished by Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, be kept on record.
JUDGE
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Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the admitted payment due to the petitioner should be processed within a specific timeframe?
M/s Padmavati Construction
The State of Assam
Mission Director National Rural Health Mission
Deputy Commissioner Cum Chairman DHS Dist. Bangaigaon
The Chief Engineer PWD Building Chandmari
Executive Engineer PWD Goalpara
Arun Dev Choudhury
As recorded by the court registry
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