IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14254 of 2010 Date of Decision : August 12, 2010. The Dashmesh Co-op L& C Society Limited Ltd. .....Petitioner versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Rajesh Kumar Girdhar, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners is A-Class Government Contractor who is said to have executed the works assigned to it by the respondents from time to time. It is averred that the petitioner is entitled to the payment of Rs.3,40,621/- for the already executed work and in relation to which the final bills have also been submitted in April, 2008. It is further averred that no payment is being released to the petitioner despite the directions contained in the Government Notification dated 15.8.2009 to the effect that 'payments should be made to the Labour and Construction Societies every fortnightly for the work executed”, though it has already made several representations followed by a legal notice dated 9.4.2010 (Annexure P-1) upon the respondents. C.W.P.No .14254 of 2010 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to consider and dispose of the petitioner's claim by passing a speaking order, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Needless to say that if the petitioner is found entitled for such payment, the same shall be released to it within the stipulated period. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. August 12, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE