COCP No.1224 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.1224 of 2009 Date of Decision:20.07.2009 Dalip Kumar ....petitioner Versus D.K.Goyal, Executive Officer .....respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr.Peeush Gagneja,Advocate for the petitioner Mr.R.S.Khosla, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr.M.C.Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No.2. **** RAKESH KUMAR GARG J. In compliance of order dated 10.07.2009, Mr.S.C.Aggarwal, Chief Secretary of State of Punjab along with Mr.D.S.Bains, Principal Secretary, Department of Local Government, Punjab, have appeared in Court. The aforesaid respondents were duly represented by the learned Advocate General, Punjab. As per the averments in this petition, despite the directions given by this Court vide order dated 04.03.2009, wherein the petitioner was held entitled to the release of payment for the work done by him on behalf of the Municipal Council, Abohar, the necessary payment was not made within the stipulated period. COCP No.1224 of 2009 2 Vide order dated 10.07.2009, this Court had also noticed that even the undisputed amount payable to the persons who have done work for the Government institutions was not being given to them in spite of the directions of this Court to the concerned officials of Punjab Government to release at least the undisputed amount and because of that a number of contempt petitions are being filed by such persons. Today, on instructions from Mr.S.C.Aggarwal, Chief Secretary, Punjab, an assurance has been made by the learned Advocate General, Punjab, that in future this will not happen and necessary instructions will be issued to the concerned Departments to release the undisputed amount payable to the persons in compliance of the orders passed by this Court. It has been further assured that necessary instructions will also be issued to the Government Departments/Finance Department/Local Self Government. Autonomous Bodies/Corporations/Boards etc. to release all the due payments without any delay. It has been further assured by the learned Advocate General, Punjab, that the necessary instructions will also be issued to all the Government Departments/Boards/Corporations etc.of the State of Punjab to pass necessary orders on the representations/legal notices etc. within the stipulated time as granted by this Court and every care will be taken that the directions are complied within the stipulated time. Sh.R.S.Khosla, learned counsel for the respondent- Municipal Corporation has stated that the payment in this case has been released to the petitioner. In view of the aforesaid assurance given by the Learned Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from the Chief Secretary of the State of Punjab, I am not inclined to proceed further in this case. However, it is made clear that any further lapse on the part of the respondents not to comply with the directions of this Court shall be viewed seriously. COCP No.1224 of 2009 3 Rule discharged. Copy of this order be handed over to Mr.M.C.Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab under the signatures of the Special Secretary of this Court. (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) JUDGE 20.07.2009 neenu