IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 2954 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 04.03.2009 M/S Hitesh Rai & Co. ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. S. S. Gill, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice. The petitioner-company seeks a mandamus directing the respondents to release the payment of Rs.86,522/- along with interest. The petitioner-company is a contractor, who is stated to have executed the work allotted to him vide work order No.333/8 dated 03.12.2002 (Annexure P-1), within the stipulated period and to the satisfaction of the authorities. Final bills were prepared and due entries were also made in the Measurement Book (Annexure P-2). However, the due payment is not being released to the petitioner-company, despite a legal notice dated 07.02.2007 (Annexure P-3) served upon the respondents. C.W.P NO. 2954 OF 2009 -2- 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. MARCH 04, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE