IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 17004 of 2007 Date of Decision: February 12, 2008 Balkaran Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present: Mr. Baltej Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab, for the respondents. JUDGMENT M.M. KUMAR, J. The instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution prays for issuance of directions to the respondents to consider and decide legal notices dated 14.8.2007 (P-1 to P-3). A further direction has been sought for directing the respondents to make payment of the dues of the petitioners in respect of the work done by them along with interest @ 12% per annum till the date of payment. It is apposite to mention that at the time of issuance of notice of motion, the Division Bench directed respondent No. 3 to pass an order on the representation of the petitioners and produce the C.W.P. No. 17004 of 2007 order before this Court. Accordingly, the Executive Engineer, Jandiala Division, U.B.D.C., Amritsar, has passed an order bearing Endst. No. 1078-84/157-G/General, dated 26.12.2007, concluding as under:- “ In light of facts stated above this office is of view that all the 4 number works stated above were got executed and completed with proper validity and sanction. So the petitioners are entitled for payment to the amount due on account of work done. The due and admissible amount against these works will be released immediately on receipt of funds from the Govt.” A bare perusal of the order dated 26.12.2007, passed by respondent No. 3 reveals that the claim of the petitioners has been admitted and the due amount against the work done by them would be released immediately on receipt of funds from the Government. Therefore, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant petition by this Court. The respondents are directed to release the due amount to the petitioners expeditiously. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (T.P.S. MANN) February 12, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2