GUWAHATI, India, Aug. 23 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on July 23:
1. Heard Mr. M. H. Laskar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. C. Sarma, the learned Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of the Water Resources Department.
2. The instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner challenging the non-payment of the contractual bill for the work awarded to him vide the work order dated 31.10.2020 for the value of Rs.1,72,19,698.75 for execution of the work "Anti-erosion measures to protect Sahabad Rongpur village area from the erosion of river Katakhal on its L/B Ph-II (Under CM Special Package)".
3. The case of the petitioner herein is that pursuant to the work order dated 31.10.2020, th...