Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:12078-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 2258 of 2025 Petitioner :- M/S Sharma Contractor Through Its Proprietor Virendra Kumar Sharma Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Atiqur Rahman Siddiqui Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Donadi Ramesh,J. This petition has been filed with a prayer to command the respondent authorities to release the retention money found due and payable to the petitioner. The petitioner was awarded a contract of I.R.Q.P. (Improvement of Riding Quality Program) work of the Hasanpur Rehra Gawa Marg from Kilometer 01 to 08 and 30.00 to 32.600. According to the petitioner he has carried out the work but the release of the retention money has been obstructed by the respondents for no valid reason. Learned State Counsel submits that such issues can be examined by the fifth respondent, at the first instance. In that view of the matter, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondent no.5 to accord consideration to the petitioner's claim and release the amount if found due and payable to the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. It is made clear that we have not adjudicated the claim of the petitioner to receive the amount and all such issues are left open for examination by the competent authority, in accordance with law, at the first instance. Order Date :- 23.1.2025 Noman Digitally signed by :- NOMAN AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad