IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.1032 of 2009 Date of decision: 25.8.2009 Shri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Mahilpur ......Petitioner(s) Versus Ms. Anjali Bhawara, Principal Secretary and others ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. R.K. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.C. Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab with Ms. Maninder Dhillon, DPI (Colleges) Punjab, Chandigarh . Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) The grievance of the petitioner in this case is that despite the directions issued by this Court vide order dated 3.2.2009 in CWP No.5932 of 2008, the grant-in-aid was not being released to the petitioner-College. In response to the show cause, in reply filed by Sh. Karan A. Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt. of Punjab, Department of Finance, it was submitted that a provision of Rs.230.08 crore has been made as additional fund for the financial year 2009-10 for payment of pending amount of grant-in-aid to the various colleges and the Department of Higher Education has already issued sanction vide letter dated 7.7.2009 for the payment to the petitioner. Today, an affidavit of Ms. Maninder Dhillon, Director of Public Instruction(Colleges) Punjab, Chandigarh has been filed wherein it has been submitted that the respondents have released grant-in-aid amounting to Rs.1,38,85,524/- to the petitioner vide draft No.369260 dated 19.8.2009. In view of the aforesaid stand taken by the respondents, I am not inclined to proceed further in this contempt petition. Rule discharged. August 25, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE