IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 2581 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 18.02.2009 Chhabra Engg. Works ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Peeush Gagneja, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional AG, Punjab, accepts notice. The petitioner-company seeks a mandamus directing the respondents to release the payment along with interest for the work executed by him. The petitioner-company is an approved Contractor, who is stated to have executed the work of construction, drainage, carpeting of roads, parfait brick paving, main wholes etc., allotted to it by the respondents. The above-mentioned work was done by the petitioner-company within the stipulated period and to the satisfaction of the respondent authorities. After completion of work, bills were prepared and submitted with C.W.P NO. 2581 OF 2009 -2- respondents No.4 and 5, photocopies of which are placed on record as Annexures P-1 to P-7. However, the due payment is not being released to the petitioner-company, despite repeated requests. It appears that the petitioner-company is entitled to be paid certain dues on account of the work executed by it. The said payment, however, is not being released for one or the other administrative reasons. In these circumstances, I am of the considered view that whatever amount the petitioner-company has been found entitled to by the respondents, there is no justification to withhold the same. Consequently, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to settle the petitioner's account and whatever is found due, release the same within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. As regards the petitioner's claim for interest, the same cannot be effectively decided in these proceedings and the petitioner would be at liberty to recover the same, if so admissible, as per law. Disposed of. FEBRUARY 18, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE