IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWPIL No: 44 of 2009 Decided on: 9th March, 2010 Court on its own motion ..Petitioner VERSUS State of H.P. and others ..Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr.Justice R.B. Misra, Judge. For the Petitioner: Ms. Devyani Sharma, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral) This petition was registered suo motu by this court by a news item report which appeared in Dainik Bhaskar on 7.12.2009, wherein it had been reported that Civil Hospital, construction of which started in the year 2000, had not become functional. In the reply furnished on behalf of the respondents, through the Superintendent Engineer, Ist Circle, HP PWD, Mandi, it has been stated in detail as to why the work was got delayed. It has been stated that owing to paucity and non availability of funds, the work could not be started. Thereafter the contractor left the work mid-way and finally, the work has 2 been awarded to the new contractor. He has started the work in the month of January, 2010. We dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Superintending Engineer, Ist Circle, Mandi to personally supervise the work and see that the same is completed before the contemplated date, i.e. January, 2011. ( Justice Kurian Josepth ), Chief Justice March 9, 2010(K/s) ( Justice R.B. Misra ), Judge