1 C.W.P. No. 10359 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH --- Civil Writ Petition No. 10359 of 2010 Date of decision: May 27, 2010 Gawar Construction Limited --- Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another --- Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL ---- PRESENT: Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. ---- AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the prayer is for issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to release the amount of security that had been deducted by them from the running bills of the contract, or in the alternative, directing them to decide the legal notices dated 23.3.2010, Annexure P-6 to P-10, within a fixed time span. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 23.3.2010, ( petitioner has served legal notices dated Annexure -6 -10) P to P for the same relief as has been claimed in the , present writ petition but no action has been taken thereon by 2 C.W.P. No. 10359 of 2010 . the respondents so far He further submits that the petitioner .2 shall feel satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No to take final decision on the aforesaid legal notices in a given - . time frame After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and , perusing the record the writ petition is disposed of with a .2 direction that respondent No shall take final decision on the 23.3.2010 ( -6 -10), legal notices dated Annexure P to P served , by the petitioner by passing a speaking order in accordance , with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt . of a certified copy of this order If after decision on the legal , notice any amount is found due and payable to the petitioner the same shall be released to it within two months of the . decision on the legal notices (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) May 27, 2010 JUDGE *RKMALIK*