Delayed payment interest: administrative authority ordered to decide representation and pay admitted dues with interest.

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....The HC directed the Chief Engineer to decide the petitioner's pending representation by a self-contained speaking order within 90 days, taking into account specified documentary annexures; if the petitioner is found entitled to any contractual dues, respondent must release the amount with interest from the date of entitlement until payment, applying the principle in Union of India v. Willowood Chemicals. The Court refrained from expressing any opinion on the merits. The order prescribes a timeline, mandates consideration of evidence, and fixes interest as the remedy for delayed payment rather than adjudicating substantive claims.....