HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
W.P.No.9402 of 2022
ORDER:
The petitioner had been awarded contract by respondents 4 to 7
to provide vehicle for their official duties i.e., inspection of R&B roads to
supervise the progress of the constructions of road works, as follows:
Sl.No. Name of the Period of Agreement M.Book.Nos.
work for contract dated and net
inspection amount due
1 Widening of 12/2018 to 07.12.2018 in 1492/KA, Net
Pamur to 1/2019 agreement amount of
CSPuram road at No.177 Rs.68,530/-
15/4 to 17/50
2 Periodical 2/2019 to 3/2019 02.04.2019 1457/KA, Net
Maintenance to agreement amount of
Tangutur to Podili No.2/2019 Rs.1,01,746/-
Road at 49/0 to
58/0
3 Widening of April, 2019 to 02.04.2019 1457/KA, Net
Pamur to September, 2019 agreement Amount of
CSPuram road at No.2/2019 Rs.1,01,746/-
0/8 to 6/6
4. Maintenance 1170KA, Net
Tangutur to Podili amount of
Road at 23/0 to Rs.1,03,846/-
58/0
5. Widening and April and May, 07.05.2018 104-06, the
strengthing of 2018 proposal of
Vavinatipadu to the amount
Kamepalli to submitted to
Kondepi Road executive
25/0 to 29/0 engineer
6. Widening and June and July, 02.06.2018 1482-KA Net
strenghting of 2018 agreement amount of
Vaviletipadu to No.21/2018 Rs.66,349/-
Kompalli to
Kondepi road
7. Widening of August and 25.07.2018 1463-KA, Net
Pamur to September 2018 agreeemtn an amount of
CSPuram road at No.40/2018 Rs.66,131/-
15/4 to 17/050
8. Inspecion of October and 10.10.2018 1485-KA, an
Tangutur to Podili November, 2018 agreement amount of
road at 45/0 to No.100/2018- Rs.69,090/-
23/0 19
After execution of the said contract, final bills had been prepared
and submitted to the authorities concerned for payment. As the payments 2 RRR,J W.P.No.9402 of 2022
of the said amounts have not been made by the respondents, the
petitioner has approached this Court by way of this 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 amounts set out in the
above 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.
As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand
closed.
_________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J.
4th May, 2022 Js.
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W.P.No.9402 of 2022
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
W.P.No.9402 of 2022
4th May, 2022 Js.
