HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
W.P.No.20967 of 2020
ORDER:
The petitioner had been awarded various Special Development
Funds works under the Government Scheme in the year 2017 by the
respondents under agreements dated 01.09.2017. After execution of the
said works, the petitioner prepared the bills in two parts and submitted to
the respondents for payment. The primary bill of Rs.31,56,635/- claimed
by the petitioner had been cleared by the respondents, but the final bill
for a sum of Rs.2,41,636/- had not been cleared. As the payment of the
said amount 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.2,41,636/-
to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of six 2 RRR,J.
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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.20967 of 2020
2nd March, 2022
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