Prafulla Chandra Panda v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court writ petition; penalty imposition order quashed; direction to Opposite Party No.4 to release withheld bill value including final bill and price escalation within two months; disposal on consent following coordinate bench decision in Radheshyam Agrawal v. State of Odisha, W.P.(C) No.14922 of 2019 (08.04.2021); contractor bill withholding by State; Annexure-6 penalty.
What did the court decide?
Penalty order under Annexure-6 quashed; Opposite Party No.4 directed to release the withheld bill value including the final bill and price escalation for the work, if any, in favour of the petitioner within two months. ¶18