GUWAHATI, India, Sept. 7 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Aug. 6:
1. The petitioner before this Court is a registered Civil Contractor with the PWD (Roads), Assam. The petitioner has executed several works for the department and has earned good reputation in his line of work. Since the year 2000, the Government of India has initiated a scheme "Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana"(PMGSY) to strengthen roads in the rural areas of the country for boosting economic activities. The scheme is fully sponsored by the Central Government under the Ministry of Rural Development. These Village roads are constructed as per the specifications of the Indian Road Congress (IRC), which is the Apex body of Highway Engineers in the country. T...