HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
W.P.No.13346 of 2021
ORDER:
The petitioner had been awarded various civil works by the
Government and the 3rd respondent had entrusted the said works under
agreements on 07.06.2018, 26.10.2018 and 26.07.2018. After execution
of the said works, a final bills for a sum of Rs.44,62,088/-, Rs.18,50,630/-,
Rs.27,04,465/-, Rs.35,02,953/- and Rs.18,53,003/- respectively had been
prepared and submitted to the respondents. As the payment of the said
amounts has not been made by the respondents, the petitioner has
approached this Court by way of the present 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 amount of
Rs.44,62,088/-, Rs.18,50,630/-, Rs.27,04,465/-, Rs.35,02,953/- and
Rs.18,53,003/- respectively to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any 2 RRR,J.
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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.
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R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J
2nd March, 2022
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HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
W.P.No.13346 of 2021
2nd March, 2022
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