Final bill payment blocked by revised estimate approval pending; authority directed to decide request and release payment thereafter.

Where release of the final bill depends on approval of a revised estimate, payment may remain pending until the competent authority acts on the request. The matter was directed to be considered by the 4th respondent within one month, and, after such order, payment was to be ensured within three months. The note reflects that the non-generation of the final bill stemmed from the unresolved administrative approval process rather than any final determination on entitlement.

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Issues: Whether the respondents could withhold the final bill for want of approval of the revised estimate, and whether directions were warranted for consideration of the matter and release of payment.

Analysis: The dispute arose from a technical impediment in the approval of the revised estimate and the consequent non-generation of the final bill. The relevant authority was yet to act on the request placed before it, and the payment process depended on such order.

Outcome: The writ petition was disposed of with directions to the 4th respondent to consider the pending request and pass orders within one month, and thereafter to ensure payment within three months.

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