M/S Satish Kumar and Another v. State of U P and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - C No. - 17656 of 2020, order dated 14.12.2020, Sunita Agarwal and Jayant Banerji, JJ. Petitioner M/S Satish Kumar And Another sought payment of balance dues for work done; no arbitration clause in agreement as stated by petitioner's counsel; writ court disposed of the petition without opinion on merits, granting liberty to file fresh representation within three weeks before respondent no.2, District Magistrate/In-charge President, Zila Panchayat, Gautam Budh Nagar, who is to decide expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order within six weeks. No statutes or precedents cited; no quantum determined.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner permitted to file a fresh representation within three weeks, with a copy of the order, before respondent no.2 (District Magistrate/In-charge President, Zila Panchayat, Gautam Budh Nagar); respondent no.2 directed to take an expeditious decision by passing a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within six weeks of receipt of the representation.