IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.12284 of 2009 Date of Decision: 13.08.2009 The Hamirgarh Dhapai Co-op L & C Society Ltd. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Rajesh Kumar Girdhar, Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) Notice of motion. On asking of the Court, Mr.A.K.Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice. Heard. By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed that directions be issued to the respondents, to release admitted payment, due to it towards execution of works, detail of which has been given in paragraph No.2 of this writ petition. It is case of the petitioner that it has successfully executed the work, as mentioned above. Entries were made in the measurement book and amount due to it was approved by the authorities, however, the payment has not been released on account of paucity of funds. Civil Writ Petition No.12284 of 2009 This Court feels that if there is no defect in the work executed by the petitioner, the authorities are not justified to detain amount due to it. Paucity of funds is no ground to deny the admitted payment. In view of facts mentioned above, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing directions to the respondents to release admitted payment to the petitioner, if there is no legal hitch, within three and a half months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, failing which, the petitioner shall be entitled to get interest @ 8% per annum from the date the amount had become due to it till its realisation. To the contrary, if respondents wish to reject claim of the petitioner, on valid grounds, a speaking order be passed and a copy thereof be supplied to the petitioner. Mr.A.K.Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab is directed to ensure that the admitted payment be made to the petitioner, expeditiously. Copy of the order be supplied to the State counsel under signatures of the Court Reader for compliance. 13.08.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2