WP(C) No. 2585/2025 p. 1 28 Regular IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) No. 2585/2025 CM No. 6847/2025 Date of pronouncement: 27.10.2025 Uploaded on : 28.10.2025 Hilal Ahmad Dar ….. Petitioner (s) Through: Mr. Sheikh Mohammad Faisal, Adv. V/s UT of J&K and Ors. ….. Respondent(s) Through: Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar, Judge ORDER (ORAL) 27.10.2025 1. The petitioner through the medium of present petition is seeking a direction upon the respondents to release pending payment to the tune of Rs. 14,29,000/- along with interest. 2. The case of the petitioner is that he is a contractor and, in that capacity, he has executed various developmental works initiated by Srinagar Municipal Corporation under Member of parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MP LADS). CRM (M) No. 623/2025 p. 2 It has been submitted that the petitioner has executed three works of Srinagar Municipal Corporation which were assigned to him. According to the petitioner, he has executed these works in accordance with approved plans within stipulated time and total value of these works is Rs. 21,6,9000/. The details of works executed by the petitioner and their value has been mentioned in para (5) of the writ petition. 3. It has been submitted that an amount of Rs. 7,40,000/- was released in favour of the petitioner during the financial year 2021-22 but remaining amount of Rs. 14,29,000/- still remains unpaid. It has been further submitted that the petitioner has made several representations to the respondents but without any success. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would feel satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents to consider his claim on the basis of assertions made in the writ petition and a final decision thereon is taken within specified period of time. 5. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to treat the present writ CRM (M) No. 623/2025 p. 3 petition as representation on behalf of the petitioner and take a final decision thereon for release of unpaid money in favour of the petitioner in accordance with rules most expeditiously preferably within a period of one month from the date a copy of this order and a copy of the writ petition are provided by the petitioner to respondent No. 2 and 3. 6. Disposed of as above. (Sanjay Dhar) Judge SRINAGAR 27.10.2025 Aasif