HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
W.P.No.434 of 2022
ORDER:
The petitioner had been awarded the contract for the following works under different agreements.
Sl.No. Name of the work M.Book CFMS AGT No. AGT Date AGT amount
No. Token In Rs.
No.
1 Formation of 6163 1931809 2023- 09.07.2018 8,66,540
ayacut road from
2018-19
Gorvimanupalli to
Guntala Rasta
near
Gorvimanupalli
(V), Kolimigundla
(M) Kurnool
District
2 Formation of 6162 1931829 2025- 09.07.2018 8,57,913
Ayacut road from
2018-19
Gorvimanupalli to
Bandala chenu
rasta near
Gorvimanupalli
(V) Kolimigundla
(M), Kurnool
Disrict.
3 Formation of 6164 1931778 2026- 09.07.2018 8,75,161
Ayacut road from
2018-19
Gorvimanupalli to
Thummalakunta
near
Gorvimanupalli
(V) Kolimigundla
(M), Kurnool
Disrict.
4 Formation of 6185 1965395 2024- 09.07.2018 8,75,161
Ayacut road from
2018-19
Gorvimanupalli to
Bandabavi rasta
near
Gorvimanupalli
(V) Kolimigundla
(M), Kurnool
Disrict.
After execution of the said contract, final bills had been prepared and submitted to the authorities concerned for payment. As the payment 2 RRR,J W.P.No.434 of 2022 of the said amount has not been made by the respondents, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of this writ petition.
It is the contention of the petitioner that even though the respondents admitted that the petitioner is entitled for payment of the aforesaid sums of money, no payment is being made. The petitioner contends that such non-payment of money is clearly arbitrary and high- handed requiring the interference of this Court.
This Court, in various orders, including the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court dated 05.10.2021 in W.P.No.10038 of 2021 and batch had taken the view that such non-payment of dues is arbitrary and that such dues need to be cleared by the respondents at the earliest.
In view of the aforesaid directions of this Court in various cases and after hearing the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government pleader for Panchayat Raj and learned counsel appearing for the respondents, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amounts mentioned above to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It would also be open to the petitioner to agitate his claim for interest, if any payable by the respondents, in an appropriate forum. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
_________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J.
4th May, 2022 Js.
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