IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.21787 of 2010 Date of Decision : December 07, 2010. Varinder Kumar .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Rajesh Kumar Girdhar, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is A-Class Government Contractor who is said to have been allotted the works by the respondents for silt clearance from Bhagsar Minor at RD 57930 to 90292 vide Works Order No.4 dated 28.1.2010 and for silt clearance from Arniwala Distributory from RD 0 to 20000 vide Works Order No.5 dated 30.1.2010. The petitioner is said to have executed the entire work to the entire satisfaction of the authorities and thereafter, final bills have been submitted in February, 2010. It is alleged that despite a legal notice dated 26.9.2010 (Annexure P1) served on behalf of the petitioner, the respondents have failed to release the due payments to the petitioner for the admitted works executed by him. C.W.P.No .21787 of 2010 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider and dispose of the the afore-mentioned claim of the petitioner contained in his legal notice dated 26.9.2010 (Annexure P-1) by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Needless to say that if the petitioner is found entitled to any payment, the same shall also be released to him within the stipulated period. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. December 07, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE