M/S Tomar Contractor v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad HC division bench (Ashwani Kumar Mishra & Donadi Ramesh, JJ.) order dated 3.3.2025 in WRIT - C No. 6149 of 2025 (M/S Tomar Contractor v. State of U.P. and Another): contractor's admitted dues for allotted works unreleased despite representation dated 5.8.2024; petition disposed with direction to respondent no.2 to pass reasoned order within two months of certified copy, release dues within further one month if found payable, and examine interest claim per relevant govt. order/policy/scheme; merits not adjudicated, factual issues left open.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no.2 to examine the petitioner's claim and pass an appropriate reasoned order in accordance with law within two months of presentation of a certified copy of the order; release of any amount found due and payable within a further period of one month; examination of the claim for interest on the withheld amount in terms of the relevant govt. order/policy/scheme.