Sr. No. 108 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 618/2025 CM No. 1449/2025 M/s Expert Drillers & anr. …. Petitioner/Appellant(s) Through:- Mr. Ajay Bakshi, Advocate V/s Union Territory of J&K & ors. …..Respondent(s) Through:- CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SINDHU SHARMA, JUDGE ORDER 12.03.2024 01. The petitioner No. 1 is a firm under the name and style of M/s Expert Drillers having its office at Moti Nagar, Kaluchack Jammu which undertakes the works with deep drilling of 125mm dia bore in different locations in District Kathua. The petitioner was allotted the works, pursuant to allotment order Nos. GWD/5461-64 dated 24.10.2019, GWD/1516-19 dated 02.07.2018, GWD/6792-95 dated 08.01.2019 and GWD/7790-93 dated 04.01.2020. 02. The short grievance of the petitioner is that he has executed the aforesaid works to the entire satisfaction of the respondents and after successfully executing the works, the bills were submitted to the respondents for payment of an amount of Rs.2,06,252/-, Rs. 93,345/-, Rs.2,34,127/- and 1,65,700/-. The respondents admitted the liability and paid some amount but remaining payment is still pending. The petitioner has submitted representation to respondent Nos. 2 to 4 which 2 was sent though email for release of the admitted payment due to the petitioner and the same is pending in the office of respondent No. 4 and no bill has been cleared till date. 03. Mr. Ajay Bakshi, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if the writ petition is disposed of at this stage itself by directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for release of admitted payment/liability withheld by the respondents without any valid reason. 04. Keeping in view the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is disposed of at its threshold by directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for release of admitted payment/liability withheld by the respondents provided there is no other legal impediment in it, in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks, from the date a copy of this order is made available to the respondents by the petitioner. (Sindhu Sharma) Judge JAMMU RAM MURTI/PS 12.03.2024 Whether the order is speaking : Yes/No Whether the order is reportable : Yes/No Ram Murti 2025.03.17 16:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document