Bulbul Lama Construction Wins Rs.5.48 Lakh Payment

Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri

Order Date: 28 September 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Bulbul Lama Construction & Anr.; Respondents: State of West Bengal & others, including Pradhan, Chamarchi Gram Panchayat (7th respondent).
• Dispute over non‑disbursement of Rs.5,48,169 for a parking shed constructed near Eco‑tourism park at Part No.16/24 (ix) under Chamarchi Gram Panchayat.
• Work order issued by the Pradhan on 18 January 2013; petitioners completed the work satisfactorily.
• Payment approval issued by Block Development Officer, Dhupguri, on 25 October 2019, but amount remains unpaid.
• State counsel claimed no record of construction; no contemporaneous evidence produced to refute completion.

Final Outcome

• Court directs Pradhan, Chamarchi Gram Panchayat to disburse full amount of Rs.5,48,169 to petitioners within eight weeks of this order, subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.
• No order as to costs; allegations not admitted as no affidavit was invited.
• Certified copy of the order to be supplied upon compliance with formalities.

Topics: Payment Dispute, Construction Contract, Judicial Order