IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 1458 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 29.01.2009 The Mansa Lok Sewak Co-op. Labour & Const. Society Ltd. ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. S. C. Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional AG, Punjab, accepts notice. The petitioner-Cooperative Society seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to release the payment along with interest, for the construction work of providing Bandh on the left side of Ghaggar river near village Dhingana. The petitioner-Society, which is duly registered under the Cooperative Societies Act, is stated to have executed the construction work allotted to it by the respondents within the stipulated period and to the satisfaction of the authorities and completion thereof has been duly recorded in the Measurement Book. However, the due payment is not being released to the petitioner-Society, despite a legal notice dated 07.12.2007 (Annexure P-1) was served upon the respondents. C.W.P No. 1458 of 2009 -2- It appears that the petitioner-Society 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 has been found entitled to by the respondents, should be released at the earliest. 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 adjudicated upon in these proceedings and the petitioner-Society would be at liberty to recover the same, if so admissible, as per law. Disposed of. JANUARY 29, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE