In Brief
A contractor (Madhoor Buildwell) sought directions to compel a Municipal Council to pay for 35% completed sewerage pipeline work. The project was approved by the State Level Sanctioning Committee and Ministry of Urban Development, but the Finance Department had not released funds to the Municipal Council. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal, holding that without formal Finance Department approval and actual fund release, no payment could be ordered. The Court recommended the State Government formally approve the scheme; judicial direction for payment without lawful fund availability was inappropriate."
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