Petitioner's writ petition was disposed of as the awarded amount had already been ordered for payment by the State; liberty reserved for interest.
Petitioner allowed to claim interest for delayed payment.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CWP No.4716 of 1992 Date of decision:20.05.2013
Sukhdev Singh Mechanic
...Petitioner(s)
Versus
The Punjab State and others
...Respondent(s)
Mr.Pankaj Mulwani, DAG, Punjab.
RAMESHWAR SINGH MALIK, J. (Oral)
In compliance of the order dated 6.5.2013 passed by this Court, Shri Sumer Singh, Director, Transport Department, Punjab and Sh.B.B.Mahajan, General Manager, Punjab Roadways, Nawanshahr, are present in Court.
Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from Sh.B.B.Mahajan, General Manager, Punjab Roadways, Nawanshahr, submits that the amount, sought to be recovered by the petitioner by way of instant writ petition, has already been calculated and ordered to be paid to him pursuant to due approval granted by the competent authority. He further submits that in view of the development, the present writ petition does not survive any further and may be disposed of, as such.
In view of the above statement made by learned counsel for the State, the instant writ petition is ordered to be disposed of. However, petitioner shall be at liberty to claim interest from the respondentDepartment on account of delayed payment, in accordance with law.
20.05.2013 (RAMESHWAR SINGH MALIK) mks JUDGE
Sukhdev Singh Mechanic
The Punjab State
Rameshwar Singh Malik
As recorded by the court registry
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