IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 1376 of 2009 Decided On : 29.01.2009 Parveen Siyag ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Gaurave Bhayyia, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional AG, Punjab, accepts notice. The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to release the payment of Rs.20,51,659/- due towards respondent No.2 along with interest. The petitioner is a government contractor, who is stated to have executed the construction work allotted by respondent No.2 to provide series of stud and revetment to protect abadi and C land of village Selii Khulian on right side of river Chakki. Relying upon the certificate (Annexure P-2) issued by respondent No.3, counsel for the petitioner submits that even according to the respondents, he is entitled to be paid Rs.20,51,659/-. C.W.P No. 1376 of 2009 -2- It appears that the petitioner is entitled to be paid certain dues on account of the work executed by him. 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 has been found entitled to by the respondents, there is no justification to withhold the payment thereof. Consequently, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to settle the petitioner's account and whatever is found due, to release the same to him 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 adjudicated upon in these proceedings and the petitioner would be at liberty to recover the same, if so admissible, as per law. Disposed of. JANUARY 29, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE