Talwinder Singh v. the State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CWP-27174-2025 (O&M); decided 12.09.2025; single judge (Suvir Sehgal, J.), oral order. Contractor/petitioner Talwinder Singh sought mandamus under Article 226/227 for balance Rs.4.25 lacs (INR 425000), including security, for a deep tubewell at Chakowal Seikhan, Hoshiarpur. State counsel (AAG Siddharth Sandhu), on instructions of Executive Engineer Puneet Bhasin, Water Supply and Sanitation Department, undertook payment within three months; counsel for petitioner satisfied; petition disposed of without contested adjudication. Advocates: R. K. Girdhar and Kashakdeep Kaur for petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Undertaking by State counsel, accepted by the court, that the balance amount of Rs.4.25 Lacs shall be paid to the petitioner within three months. ¶23