WP(C) 3486/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr D. Borah, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Ms H M Phukan, learned State counsel appearing for the respondent No. 1 as well as M r DP Borah, learned Standing Counsel, PWD appearing for the respondent Nos. 2 to 7. The petitioner is a Class 1(B) registered Government contractor and he carried o ut certain works under the Public Works Department within the period from 1991 t o 2005 and accordingly submitted bill before the authority for an amount of Rs. 8,48,871.00 (Rupees eight lacs fortyeight thousand eight hundred seventyone onl y) but the same has not been paid to him till date, though it is an admitted a mount. The petitioner has approached the respondent authorities on several occas ions requesting them to release the outstanding dues, but the same have evoked no response. Due to non release of the outstanding dues, the petitioner is fac ing extreme financial hardships. Thus being aggrieved, the instant writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondent authorities to make payment of the aforesaid amount to the petitioner. It is admitted at the Bar that such payment of the contractors bill and the mann er and method to be dealt with in such case has been rendered by a Full Bench of this Court in W.A. No. 484/2005 and similar other 194 writ petitions reported i n 2008 (4) GLT 1 (FB) (Tamsher Ali and Ors. Vs. State of Assam and Ors.) and the issue involved in the instant case is covered by the aforesaid decision. In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of with the directions that the petitioner as well as the respondent authorities shall be bound by the principl e of law and directions as passed in the case of Tamsher Ali (supra) and the res pondent authorities shall deal with the grievance of the petitioner as per the d irections contained in Tamsher Ali (supra) and pay the amount to the petitioner to which he is entitled. The petitioner shall submit a certified copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition and annexures appended thereto as well as copy of the order pa ssed in Tamsher Ali (supra) before the respondent No. 5 i.e. the Executive Eng ineer, PWD, Jorhat Road Division, Jorhat for doing the needful. With the above directions, this writ petition stands disposed of.