from Nabinagar Power Generating Company Pvt. Ltd. (for short ‘NPGCL’) in the year 2014. After getting the said work order, SIL engaged ARCON Project Private Limited (for short ‘APPL’) as sub-contractor for supply of earth in the project site and accordingly, SIL and APPL entered into an agreement in this regard in October, 2014. In view of the said agreement, APPL was required to deposit the royalty with the Mining Department, Aurangabad. Subsequently, SIL released a sum of Rs.25,77,179/as adhoc towards payment of royalty and APPL received the same and issued a money receipt on 19th December, 2015. Thereafter, SIL made another payment of Rs.21,86,528/- vide three separate cheques drawn on the State Bank of India. In total, Rs.47,63,707/was paid to the APPL. Thereafter, on 19th December, 2015, the authorized representative of APPL, namely, Prince Lath submitted one affidavit saying that if any royalty challans submitted by them is found to be forged and/or otherwise duplicate, APPL shall be fully liable for any legal hassles. Thereafter, the said APPL submitted some royalty payment challans of Rs.11,09,760/- with SIL. Subsequently, the SIL received a communication from NPGCL saying that those royalty challans are fake and/or manipulated and/or fabricated and the same were not issued by the Mining Department, Aurangabad. Thereafter, the SIL
