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     THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

                     WRIT PETITION No.11701 of 2022

ORDER:

The petitioner had been awarded the contract in relation to

the works i.e., Augmentation of PWS Scheme at Chavatapalem GP

in Venkatachalam Mandal under National Rurban Mission (NRUM)

grant. After execution of the said contract, a final bill was

prepared for a sum of Rs.7,83,939/-, as per agreement dated

26.12.2018. As the payment of the said amount has not been

made by the respondents, 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 being made. 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 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

amount of Rs.7,83,939/-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.

Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in

this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

______________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J

Date: 22.06.2022 Ivd

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION No.11701 of 2022

Dated: 22.06.2022

Ivd