The Mehtabgarh Co. Op Labour and Construction Society Ltd. v. the State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CWP-7996-2025; decided May 01, 2025; single-judge oral order by Justice Kuldeep Tiwari. Petitioner: The Mehtabgarh Co-op. Labour and Construction Society Ltd. (counsel: Rajesh Kumar Girdhar, Advocate); Respondents: The State of Punjab and Others (counsel: Pardeep Bajaj, D.A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2). Outcome: writ petition dismissed as not pressed at this stage; counsel reported substantial payment of security amount already made with only Rs. 60,000/- outstanding and assured to be paid shortly. Search terms: dismissal as not pressed; withdrawal of writ petition; outstanding security amount Rs. 60,000; no merits adjudicated; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed as not pressed at this stage: counsel for the petitioner submitted that a substantial piece of the security amount had already been paid, only Rs. 60,000/- remained outstanding, the authority concerned had assured to pay it shortly, and therefore he did not wish to press the petition.