Smt. Vuyyuru Anuradhika vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh
2022 Latest Caselaw 1202 AP

           HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO

                         W.P.No.25680 of 2021

ORDER:

The petitioners had been awarded the certain contract works by

atahe 4th respondent under various agreements. After execution of the

said works, a final bill for a sum of Rs.79,27,493/- had been prepared and

submitted to the respondents. As the payment of the said amount has not

been made by the respondents, the petitioners have approached this

Court by way of the present writ petition.

It is the contention of the petitioners that even though the

respondents admitted that the petitioners are entitled for payment of the

aforesaid sums of money, no payment is being made. The petitioners

contend that such non-payment of money is clearly arbitrary and high-

handed requiring 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

petitioners, learned Government pleader for Irrigation 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.79,27,493/- to

the petitioners 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 petitioners to agitate their claim for interest, if any payable by 2 RRR,J.

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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
7th March, 2022
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                                     W.P.No.25680 of 2021

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO

W.P.No.25680 of 2021

7th March, 2022

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