In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CWP No. 4438 of 2008 Date of decision: 20.3.2008 Parvinder Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Premjit Kalia, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** JUDGMENT SURYA KANT, J. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks permission for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to take decision on the representation dated 6.7.2007 (Annexure P-1) sent by him and consequently to release the payment to him after obtaining the requisite approval from the competent authority. As per the averments made in this petition, the petitioner is a Government contractor, who has already executed the assigned work and is entitled to certain payments in lieu thereof. Those payments, however, are not being released despite repeated claims made by him including the representation referred to above. CWP No. 4438 of 2008 -2- After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, however, without going into the merits of the claim, we deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition at this stage with a direction to respondent No.4 to consider the representation dated 6.7.2007 (P-1) sent by the petitioner and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. In case any payment is found due, the same shall be released to the petitioner within one month thereafter. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE (SABINA) March 20, 2008 JUDGE anita