M/S HAZARA ELECTRIAL HOUSE v. CHIEF ENGINEER AND ORS. (ROADS AND BUILDINGS)
Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL
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Case summary
High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2024-12-30. M/S HAZARA ELECTRIAL HOUSE v. CHIEF ENGINEER AND ORS. (ROADS AND BUILDINGS). Read the judgment...
Judgment text
S. No. 43 Regular Cause List IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) No. 1830/2022 M/s Hazara Electrical House …Appellant/Petitioner(s) Through: Ms. Muzammil Jabeen, Adv. Vs. Chief Engineer and Ors. ... Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Syed Musaib, Dy. AG CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL, JUDGE O R D E R 30. 12. 2024 1. Petitioner was allotted the work for execution of “Internal Electrification with Controlling and Protection Switch Gear Devices and Extension of LT Supply to Munsiff Court Building at Magam, District Budgam”vide letter of award dated 08. 08. 2014. 2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the work allotted to the petitioner was executed and completed by him within time and to the satisfaction of the respondents and thereafter submitted the bill for payment before the respondent No. 4. The respondents no. 4, passed the bill for an amount of Rs.
6,73,200/-, and forwarded the same to Treasury for disbursement in the month of March 2018. 3. The short grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents despite admitting the liability have not released the payment in his favour till date. The petitioner, thus, seeks a direction to the respondents to release Rs. 6,73,200/-. 4. Respondents in their objections have admitted the fact that the petitioner has completed the allotted work to the satisfaction of respondents and forwarded the bill to the Treasury for disbursement of payment of Rs.. 6,73,200/-. 5. There is no dispute with regard to completion of work to the satisfaction of the respondents. The amount due to the petitioner also stand admitted by respondents, but despite the same, they have not released the payment in favour of petitioner. The petitioner, therefore, is held entitled to the payment for the work executed by him. 6.
Since the respondents in their objections admit execution of allotted work by petitioner within time to the satisfaction of respondents. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release admitted liability payable to the petitioner for the work executed by him as per his entitlement in accordance with contract, within a period of three months from the date a copy of this order is made available to the respondents by the petitioner and pass a reasoned order. 7. Disposed of. (VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL) JUDGE SRINAGAR 30. 12. 2024 Manzoor Manzoor Ul Hassan Dar I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Srinagar 02. 01. 2025 11:00
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