Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Clause 9 of Work Order | Payment Reduction Permissible Only for Unsatisfactory Work, Not Lower Cost: Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that under Clause 9 of a work order, payment can only be reduced if the work fails to satisfy the Executive Engineer-not merely because the actual cost is lower than estimated. Certification of completion bars unilateral rate reduction, reinforcing contractual sanctity in public works contracts.