Petitioner firm sought directions to release balance payment for a construction project. Petition dismissed as infructuous because the respondent filed a reply affidavit indicating the matter had already been addressed.
Directions to release the balance amount were denied as the petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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Manoj Kumar IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND 2017.11.06 14:12 I attest to the accuracy and HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH integrity of this document
CWP No.18991 of 2017 Date of Order: 31.10.2017
M/s S.K. Construction Co. Sangrur
....Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab and Ors.
....Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN
Present: Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner.
Ms. Sunint Kaur, AAG, Punjab.
RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J (ORAL)
The petitioner-firm to whom work was allotted to construct Administrative Office Building, for setting up of Authorized Testing Station-cum-Automated Driving Test Track (10 centres) at Sangrur, has prayed for the issuance of directions to the respondents to release the balance amount in respect of said work.
Upon notice, reply by way of an affidavit dated 30.10.2017 of Satish Goyal, Executive Engineer, PWD, B&R ( Prov. Division), Sangrur has been filed on behalf of respondent Nos.1,2,5 & 6 in Court today which is taken on record and copy of the same is also furnished to learned counsel for the petitioner.
In view of the averments made in para 1 of Preliminary Submissions of the reply, the present petition has become infructuous.
Dismissed as having been rendered infructuous.
October 31, 2017 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ) manoj JUDGE
Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No
M/s S.K. Construction Co.
State of Punjab
Rakesh Kumar Jain
As recorded by the court registry
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