Rajendra Kumar Verma and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Agriculture Civil Secrt. Lko. and Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 9939 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rajendra Kumar Verma And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Agriculture Civil Secrt. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dr. Alakh Ram Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rajeeva Kumar Sinha Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel and Sri Rajeeva Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for respondent nos. 2 to 6. The petitioners are stated to have performed some contract relating to installation of hand pump. The amount due as claimed by the petitioners has not been paid to them despite several representations having been made and reminders sent to the authorities concerned. It is stated in the writ petition that even the office of U.P. State Agro Industrial Corporation has been dislocated from district Bahraich and in this manner the petitioners are rendered helpless to pursue their grievance. Learned counsel appearing for opposite party nos.2 to 6 has stated that the dues payable on the basis of performance of contract by the petitioners, if any, are liable to be considered by the opposite parties provided a representation to this effect is made before opposite party no.4. We accordingly permit the petitioners to make a representation before the opposite party no.4 within a period of two weeks from today annexing therewith the requisite documents and the same shall be decided by him expeditiously and preferably within a period of one month from the date of its filing. The order so passed shall be communicated to the petitioners without any further delay. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (Manish Kumar, J.) (Vivek Chaudhary, J.) Order Date :- 9.11.2023 Arjun/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench