Reddi Appalamma vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh
2022 Latest Caselaw 3895 AP

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

                WRIT PETITION No.14855 of 2022

ORDER:

The petitioner's husband has been awarded the contract to

undertake the work i.e., improvements to Narasaraju tank of

Vindhyavasi (V) in Dattirajeru Mandal, Vizianagaram District, After

execution of the said work as per agreement No.538/2017-18 dated

26.10.2017, the petitioner's husband died on 02.12.2019. Thereafter, a

final bill for a sum of Rs.2,84,473/- had been prepared on the basis of

Measurement Book. As the payment of the said amount has not been

made by the respondents so far, the petitioner has approached this

Court by way of this writ petition.

2. It is the contention of the petitioner that even though the

respondents admitted that the petitioner is entitled for payment of the

aforesaid sum of money, no payment is made so far. The petitioner

contends that such non-payment of money is clearly arbitrary and

high-handed requiring the interference of this Court.

3. 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.

4. In view of the aforesaid directions of this Court in various cases

and after hearing the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner

and learned counsels appearing for the respondents, this Writ Petition

is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the

amount of Rs.2,84,473/- 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. There shall be no order as to costs.

Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this

Writ Petition shall stand closed.

____________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J

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HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION No.14855 of 2022

11th July, 2022

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