IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 1290 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 28.01.2009 M/S A-One Builders ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional AG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2-Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana also. The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the respondents to release payment of Rs.1,37,993/- along with interest in favour of the petitioner on account of execution of the work of construction of metalled road in Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar on Chandigarh road, Ward No.14, Ludhiana, which was allotted to the petitioner by the respondent-Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana vide resolution No. 1851/7 dated 19.01.2004. According to the petitioner, the above mentioned project has already been executed to the satisfaction of the municipal authorities and the work executed has been duly entered in the Measurement-Book also. Final bill of Rs.3,46,472/- C.W.P NO. 1290 OF 2009 -2- plus earnest money of Rs.56,500/- was also prepared. Out of the aforesaid amount, the petitioner claims that a sum of Rs.1,37,993/- has been withheld on the pretext that the approval from the Financial Committee is still awaited. The said payment is not being released despite a legal notice dated 17.02.2008 served on behalf of the petitioner. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any views on merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana that whatever is found due to the petitioner, may be released within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. JANUARY 28, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE