IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.10700 of 2009 Date of Decision: 21.07.2009 The Nangal Khurd Cooperative L&C Society Limited Petitioner Versus The 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) The petitioner is a registered A-Class contractor and has filed this writ petition with a prayer that directions be issued to the respondents to make payment, due for the works executed by it, along with interest. It is contention of counsel for the petitioner that in the years 2005 to 2007, the petitioner was entrusted with the work of filling cuts in Sukhchain distributary, Rorki Minor, Dhadal Rajbaha etc., detail of which is given in paragraph No.2 of this writ petition. The petitioner has successfully completed the work allotted to it. Measurement of the work done was made by officers of the department, in the measurement book. Despite requests made, payment is not being released. During arguments, it transpires that by stating his grievance, the petitioner has already served a legal notice on 1.6.2009 (P1), which is still pending undecided. Civil Writ Petition No.10700 of 2009 In view of facts of this case, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing directions to respondent No.3 to release the payment due to the petitioner, if there is no legal hitch. Otherwise a reasoned order be passed and a copy of the same be supplied to the petitioner. Needful be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 21.07.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2