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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:84867-DB Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15211 of 2025 Petitioner :- M/S Om Veer Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anita Singh,Prem Babu Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Arindam Sinha,J. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J.
1. Ms. Anita Singh, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, her client executed the work. Admitted amount of Rs.7,11,996/- with regard to the contracts mentioned in the prayer be directed to be paid along with 18% interest per annum. Her client lastly caused notice dated 8th January, 2021 to be sent to respondent no.4 (the Executive Engineer). She seeks direction in terms of prayers made.
2. Mr. Anubhav Chandra, learned advocate, Standing Counsel appears on behalf of State and submits, petitioner's representation was dealt with by the Executive Engineer as per communication dated 10th November, 2023 disclosed at page-38. There was direction for payment including adjustment on omission to put in security deposit.
3. Petitioner has not challenged said communication dated 10th November, 2023. Ms. Singh clarifies, by said communication aforesaid amount stands admitted.
4. Perused said communication dated 10th November, 2023. It does appear Rs. 7,11,996/- stands admitted as to be paid to petitioner. Mr. Chandra submits, contempt application filed by petitioner stood rejected. Hence there should be no interference.
5. Petitioner's contempt application was dismissed by the learned single Judge on order dated 18th February, 2025. We reproduces below three paragraphs from said order.
"The order passed in the writ petition was only to decide the claim of the applicant. The applicant has other remedies to exercise for payment of
the amount admittedly due to him and it is not a case to institute proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act,
1971. The application is dismissed."
6. Respondent no.4 is directed to take steps to ensure disbursement of the admitted amount of Rs. 7,11,996/- to petitioner within four weeks from communication of certified copy of this order, to be made by petitioner to said respondent.
7. The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 20.5.2025 Abhishek Sri. (Arindam Sinha,J.) (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK RANJAN SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad