IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.10574 of 2009 Date of Decision: 20.07.2009 All Indian Management Council Petitioner Versus Union of India and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr. Surinder Mohan Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner ….. Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) The petitioner is a NGO. By filing this writ petition, a prayer has been made to issue directions to release amount of grant-in-aid due to the petitioner under National NCP-II scheme for the period 2004 to 2006. It is case of the petitioner that on receipt of some amount, it started project allotted to it and completed the same with distinction. Despite that, remaining amount of grand-in-aid, is not released in its favour. Perusal of record indicates that the Project Director, Haryana AIDS Control Society, Panchkula, vide letter dated 22.11.2006, issued notice to the petitioner, to show cause regarding commission of some financial irregularity, which was mentioned in the above-said letter. It was proposed as to why the petitioner NGO be not black listed. In response to notice, mentioned above, the petitioner has filed its reply on 4.12.2006. Petitioner states that no final decision has been taken and without any justification, due amount payable to the petitioner is also not being released. Civil Writ Petition No.10574 of 2009 After hearing counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing directions to respondent No.3 to take a final decision either way on the show cause notice issued to the petitioner on 22.11.2006 (P9). It is made clear that if no order has been passed yet, before passing a final order, an opportunity of hearing be granted to the petitioner. If the reply submitted by the petitioner vide letter dated 4.12.2006 is found satisfactory, remaining amount of grant-in-aid be released in favour it. If otherwise, order passed be conveyed to the petitioner. Needful be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 20.07.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2