HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10968 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of the State Respondent. 2. This petition has been filed with the following main prayer:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding and directing the opposite parties specially opposite party No. 2 to pay the amount of Rs. 7,34,874/- to the petitioner with 18% interest, in the interest of justice." 3. In pursuance of the oral observations made by this Court earlier, the learned Standing Counsel has sought instructions. He has received instructions dated 09.10.2025 from the Block Development Officer, Gilaula, Shrawasti, wherein it has been stated that the work had been done by the petitioner as stated in the writ petition on the basis of tender issued in this regard on 07.07.2022. The work in question was mentioned as Lot No.09 in the notice inviting tender. The measurement taken by the Junior Engineer has verified that work of Rs.8,96,743/- had been done by the petitioner. However, the payment has to be done with the joint signatures of the Block Pramukh and the Block Development Officer. The Block Pramukh has not yet signed the vouchers, therefore, payment could not be Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajey Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. M/S Girjesh Construction Thru.Parterner Sri Damodar Bajpai .....Petitioner(s) Collector Shrawasti Distt. Shrawasti And Another .....Respondent(s) made to the petitioner. 4. Instructions are taken on record. 5. This petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.1 to ensure that the Block Pramukh makes the necessary signatures and payment to the petitioner is made of the amount due to him, strictly in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date a copy of this order is produced before him. November 24, 2025 Rahul WRIC No. 10968 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench