FAO No. 3814 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O. No. 3814 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 19.1.2011 The Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. and another .. Appellants v. M/s Mahadev Rice Mills and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Charanjit Singh Bakhshi, Advocate for the appellants. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present appeal is to the order passed by the learned court below, whereby the objections filed by the appellants against the award of the Arbitrator were dismissed. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that though there was a `No Dues Certificate' issued to the respondent-miller by Divisional Manager, PUNSUP, Sangrur, on 14.11.1995, however, the same should not be taken into consideration, as subsequent thereto some amount was found due from the miller. The miller had in fact submitted an affidavit on 17.10.1995 that he would be liable to compensate PUNSUP for any loss suffered on account of the agreement executed between the parties. Having heard learned counsel for the appellants, I do not find any merit in the present appeal. Once the Divisional Manager, PUNSUP, Sangrur had issued a `No Dues Certificate' to the miller, the affidavit submitted by him, which is prior in time, will not have any effect. If the appellants had found certain amount due from the miller subsequent thereto, they should have taken action against the person, who had issued `No Dues FAO No. 3814 of 2010 [2] Certificate' to the miller without verification of record. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. Consequently, the application for condonation of delay in filing the appeal is also dismissed. ( Rajesh Bindal ) Judge 19.1.2011 mk