WRIT - C No. 32144 of 2021 at Allahabad

AFR HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Court No. 40 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:7676-DB WRIT-C NO. 32144 OF 2021 M/S ANNAPURNA CONSTRUCTION CO. v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS For the Petitioner : Sri Girish Chandra, Advocate For the Respondents : Sri Mukul Tripathi, Standing Counsel Sri Vivek Saran, Advocate Last heard on January 6, 2025 Pronounced on January 17, 2025 HON’BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON’BLE VIPIN CHANDRA DIXIT, J. (Pronounced by Hon’ble Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) 1. The present petition has been filed under 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the State respondent to release the payment for the contractual work done by the petitioner with regard to the work orders given by the Respondent No. 4/The Project Manager, Slum Urban Development Authority, on behalf of State Government under the contract. 2. The factual matrix of the case is delineated below: 2 a. The petitioner is a registered contractor with the Public Works Department, Kanpur, who was awarded work for the construction of residence under the Basic Services to the Urban Poor Yojana at Kishanpur, Kanpur Nagar, which was introduced as a reform under a scheme