G Sankar Srinivasan, vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh,
2022 Latest Caselaw 9737 AP

        THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI

                 WRIT PETITION No. 25484 of 2022

JUDGMENT:

By means of this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

of India, the petitioner prays for direction to the respondents to make the

payment of the bill amount for the works undertaken by the petitioner, under

the agreement with the respondents.

2. Smt M.Lakshmi Padmaja, learned AGP for Finance representing the

respondent No.2 submits on the basis of instructions that the necessary funds

for payment of the amount under the bills have been released.

3. Sri G. Naresh Kumar, learned counsel representing respondents No.5

& 6 submits that the bills, will be uploaded, if not already uploaded in the CFMS

portal within two weeks from today.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has also

claimed interest on delayed payment but with respect to that prayer, liberty

may be granted to the petitioner to approach in appropriate proceedings.

5. Considering the submissions advanced by the learned counsels for the

parties/and after recording the stand of the respondents as submitted, the writ

petition is being disposed of finally with the consent of the learned counsels for

both the parties with the following directions:-

a) The respondent No.5 shall resubmit/upload the bills of the petitioner for

the work in question, in CFMS portal within two (02) weeks from today;

if fresh uploading is required.

b) The 2nd respondent - Principal Secretary, Finance Department, shall

within a further period of eight (8) weeks release the amount payable, to

the petitioner, on due verification and scrutiny as per the procedure, if

there is no other legal impediments in making payment.

c) The entire exercise shall be completed positively in ten (10) weeks from

today.

6. So far as the petitioner's prayer for interest is concerned, as requested

by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is granted liberty to

approach the appropriate forum, if so advised, clarifying that the grant of time

to the respondents as aforesaid, would not adversely affect the petitioner's

claim for interest for the period of entitlement, if any, under law.

7. The writ petition is disposed of finally with the aforesaid directions and

observations. No order as to costs.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed in

consequence.

RAVI NATH TILHARI, J Date: 19.12.2022 MH THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI

WRIT PETITION No. 25484 of 2022

19.12.2022

MH