IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14382 of 2009 Date of Decision: 15.09.2009 Kala Nangal Cooperative L & C Society Ltd. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: None ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) 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 work, 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, some amount has been released, however, the balance payment has not been released on account of paucity of funds. 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. Civil Writ Petition No.14382 of 2009 In view of facts mentioned above, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing directions to respondent No.3 if there is no legal hitch, release admitted payment to the petitioner, within three 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 the officer concerned wishes to reject claim of the petitioner, on valid grounds, a speaking order be passed and a copy thereof be supplied to the petitioner. Copy of the order be supplied to the State counsel under signatures of the Court Reader for compliance. 15.09.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2