C.W.P NO. 591 OF 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 591 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 19.03.2009 M/S A-One Builders ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional AG, Punjab, for respondent No.1. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Service is complete. No one appears on behalf of respondent No.2. In these circumstances, Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional AG, Punjab, who is present in Court, is directed to accept notice on behalf of respondent No.2 also. In view of the nature of the proposed order, there is no necessity to seek any counter-affidavit from the respondents. The petitioner-Company seeks a mandamus directing the respondents to release the payment of Rs.1,76,193/- along with interest for the work executed by it. C.W.P NO. 591 OF 2009 -2- The petitioner-Company is an approved company with respondent No.2, who is stated to have executed the work assigned to it by the respondents vide work order dated 10.02.2005 (Annexure P-1) within the stipulated period and to the satisfaction of the authorities. Bills were also prepared and due entry was made in the Measurement Book, photocopy of which is annexed as Annexure P-2. However, the due payment has not been made by the authorities despite moving various representations including the one dated 03.12.2007. Legal notice dated 08.04.2008 (Annexure P-4) was also served upon the respondents. 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 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 consider the petitioner's claim, as contained in the legal notice (Annexure P-4) and settle its 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. C.W.P NO. 591 OF 2009 -3- 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 19, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE