Bhashyam Srinivasa Rao vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh
2022 Latest Caselaw 2866 AP

     THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

                   WRIT PETITION No.13250 of 2022

ORDER:

The petitioner had been awarded the contract to execute the

works under Operation and Maintanance of CPWS Scheme to

Tadikonda and 6 other Habitations vide Agreement dated

01.07.2020. After execution of the said contract, final bill was

prepared for sum of Rs.26,05,904/- 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.26,05,904/- 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, failing which the petitioner is eligible for interest

@12% per annum. 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: 27.06.2022 BSP

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION No.13250 of 2022

Dated: 27.06.2022

BSP