UKHC010145942026 2026:UHC:7398 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2503/2026 Nawaz Khan --Petitioner Versus Executive Engineer Nh Pwd --Respondent Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Aditya Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Suyash Pant, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to petitioner, he was awarded contract for a civil work, which was completed by him to the satisfaction of all authorities concerned. Grievance raised by petitioner is that payment due for that work has not been released to him so far. 4. Relief sought in the writ petition is as follows:- “A) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to release the due payment of `4,80,508/- along with 12% interest to the petitioner forthwith without any further delay.” 5. Learned State Counsel, by referring to reply given by Executive Engineer concerned to the notice issued by petitioner, submits that bill submitted by petitioner appears to be UKHC010145942026 2026:UHC:7398 unsigned. He further submits that in para 4 of the reply to the notice, it is mentioned that payment would be released to petitioner only when funds are made available by the State Government. 6. Be that as it may, since the State does not dispute its liability, therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation to Executive Engineer concerned. If he makes representation within four weeks from today, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within four months thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 18.08.2026 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DA AB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.08.18 17:21:13 +05'30'