#money claim

The Calcutta High Court has clarified that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot be used to enforce payment for public works when core facts - such as the validity of the work order or existence of prior administrative sanction - are genuinely disputed and require evidentiary inquiry. This reinforces that contractual disputes with factual complexity must be resolved through civil suits, not constitutional remedies, safeguarding judicial efficiency and procedural fairness in public contract disputes.