HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 38971 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard Sri Ratan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Harshit Gupta, learned counsel for the respondents and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for following relief: "i). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned notice in the shape of final order dated 16.12.2025, passed by the Respondent No.4, whereby adverse action has been proposed/ taken against the petitioner in respect of the work executed pursuant to Bid No. GEM/ 2025/ B/ 6753483 dated 18.10.2025. ii). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to forthwith process and release the entire contractual payment lawfully due to the petitioner against the work already completed by him in accordance with the terms and specifications of the bid/ BOQ, within a period to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner though submitted reply to the notice dated 16th December, 2025 explaining away but no decision has been taken and petitioners' payment is being unnecessary withheld. 4. In view of the above, we dispose of this petition with a direction to the respondent No.- 4 to take decision in the matter of claim of the petitioner Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Birendra Singh, Ratan Singh, Swati Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Harshit Gupta M/S Sanjay Kumar Maddeshiya .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) for payment of contract money in accordance with the law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. October 5, 2026 Atmesh WRIC No. 38971 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad