IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.11598 of 2009 Date of Decision: 04.08.2009 Anand Cooperative Labour and Construction Society Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Hemant Saini, Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) By filing this writ petition, the petitioner prays that directions be issued to the respondents, to release amount of security, lying deposited with the respondents, for execution of work, regarding construction of CC Road in Vishnu Garden, Rajendra Park, Gurgaon and construction of road in Siviaji Nagar in Gurgaon. It is case of the petitioner that it has successfully completed the work. Payment has been made to it, however, despite requests made, security amount has not been refunded to the petitioner. To say that there is no legal hitch in paying that amount, reference has been made to document dated 18.7.2006 (P1), wherein a report has been made by a Junior Engineer that the petitioner had successfully completed the work three months earlier to the date mentioned in Annexure P1, work is satisfactory and the security amount of Rs.52,770/- be refunded to it. It is grievance of the petitioner that even thereafter, nothing has been done. Civil Writ Petition No.11598 of 2009 During arguments, it transpires that by stating its grievance, the petitioner has sent a representation on 13.6.2009 (P2), which is pending undecided. In view of facts mentioned above, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing directions to respondent No.3 to take note and decide representation filed by the petitioner and if there is no legal hitch, security amount, as mentioned above, be released in favour of the petitioner forthwith. To the contrary, if respondent No.3 wishes to reject claim of the petitioner, on valid grounds, after hearing the petitioner, a reasoned order be passed in that regard and a copy of the same be supplied to the petitioner. Needful be done within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 04.08.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2