IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.10409 of 1991 Date of Decision:- 02.02.2011 The Haryana State Coop.Labour and Const. Federation Ltd. ....Petitioner(s) vs. Haryana State Electricity Board and anr. ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr.Ravi Sodhi, Advocate, for respondent No.2. *** Ranjan Gogoi, ACJ. (Oral) None appears for the petitioner on call. We have perused the contents of the writ petition as well as the reply filed by the respondents. The issue arising in the writ petition pertains to the validity of the action of the respondents in withholding/forfeiting the earnest money of ` 20,000 deposited by the petitioner at the time of submission of tenders, which was way-back in the year 1988. The contract works, though awarded, were not executed by the petitioner on the ground that the period of validity of his offer had expired. On the other hand, according to the respondents, the petitioner had unjustifiably refused to execute the works. The entitlement of the petitioner to the relief claimed would require an adjudication of the aforesaid question which is a highly disputed question of fact. It is settled law that the writ Court will not enter into C.W.P.No.10409 of 1991 -2- such a controversy and resolve such disputed question of fact. The writ petition, therefore, is not being entertained any further. It is dismissed, however, without any order as to costs. ( RANJAN GOGOI ) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE February 02, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE