C.W.P NO. 8917 OF 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 8917 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 30.05.2009 The Jattana Kalan Co-op L & C Society ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. S. C. Jindal, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Senior DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to seek counter-affidavit from the official respondents. The petitioner-Society seeks a mandamus directing the respondents to release the payment along with interest for the work executed by it. The petitioner-Society is a Co-operative Society duly registered under the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 who is stated to have executed the construction work assigned to it by the respondents, within the stipulated period and to the C.W.P NO. 8917 OF 2009 -2- satisfaction of the authorities. However, the due payment is not being released to the petitioner, despite legal notice dated 02.05.2007 (Annexure P-1) on its behalf. It appears that the petitioner-Society is entitled to be paid certain dues on account of the work executed by it. The said payment, however, is not being released for one or the other administrative reasons. In these circumstances, I am of the considered view that whatever amount the petitioner-Society has been found entitled to by the respondents, there is no justification to withhold the same. Consequently, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner's claim as contained in the legal notice dated 02.05.2007 (Annexure P-1) and settle its account and whatever is found due, release the same within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. As regards the petitioner's claim for interest, the same cannot be effectively decided in these proceedings and the petitioner-Society would be at liberty to recover the same, if so admissible, as per law. Disposed of. MAY 30, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE