ORDER :

1. The petitioner through the medium of the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Jammu and Kashmir High Court Writ Proceeding Rules is seeking the following reliefs:

i. Writ in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the respondents to release the unpaid amount due to the petitioner on account of execution of works to the tune of Rs. 11,22,553/- details submitted in para No.3 of the writ petition.

ii. The Hon’ble court may further be pleased to award interest at the rate of 12 % on the amount due to the petitioner from the ate the amount was due to the petitioner and also award costs of litigation to the tune of Rs. 2.00 lacs and same be recovered from the salary of erring officers.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner and others after completing their degrees in the engineering have formulated Self Help Group under the name and style of M/S Technical Engineering Constructions for their livelihood. The petitioner is the group leader of aforesaid Self Help Group. The respondents issued NIT for construction of certain works in favour of the said Self Help Group, the details of which finds mention in para 4 of the writ p