HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
W.P.No.9322 of 2022
ORDER:
The petitioner had been awarded contract for improvements to
Gudupalli Peddagollaplli to Bisanatham Road (via) Subramanyaswmy
Temple, Agastya International School meet Gudupalli from Km 1/8 to 3/8
in chittoor District under agreement dated 06.04.2017. After execution of
the said contract, a final bill for a sum of Rs.24,83,479/- had been
prepared and submitted vide CFMS No.2021 - 1374811 to the authorities
concerned for payment. 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.
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.24,83,479/- to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any rate, within a 2 RRR,J W.P.No.9322 of 2022
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.9322 of 2022
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO
W.P.No.9322 of 2022
4th May, 2022
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