Gupta and Company Developers Private Limited, through Its Managing Director Jay Narayan Kumar v. Union of India through Its Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: re-validation of contract; NH-100; 80th Km; Job No.-100/JHR/2013-14/232; bridge in replacement of existing submersible causeway; approaches over local Nala; final bill dated 26.06.2024; interest for delayed payment; mandamus; joint meeting 8 October 2025; respondent no.2 Regional Officer Ranchi MoRTH; respondent no.4 Chief Engineer NH Wing Road Construction Department Jharkhand; Gupta and Company Developers Private Limited; Jay Narayan Kumar; Union of India Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; State of Jharkhand; disposed without adjudication; parties bear own costs; Tarlok Singh Chauhan CJ; Rajesh Shankar J; 2025:JHHC:28448-DB.
What did the court decide?
The prayed-for mandamus was not adjudicated; instead the petition was disposed of by directing a joint meeting of the petitioner with respondent nos. 2 (Regional Officer, Ranchi, MoRTH) and 4 (Chief Engineer, NH Wing, Road Construction Department) on 8 October 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the office of respondent no. 4 to resolve the pending issues (including re-validation of the contract and release of the final bill dated 26.06.2024 with interest for delayed payment); parties left to bear their own costs.