Gumma Guruvaiah vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh
2023 Latest Caselaw 2149 AP

        HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO

                WRIT PETITION No.5331 of 2023

ORDER:

The petitioner had executed a contract work for routine

maintenance to 27 No. of road works to provide POTHOLE free

rural roads and other roads in Tripurantakam Mandal under

various agreements. After execution of the said contract, an

amount of Rs.2,07,961/-, Rs.1,40,366/- and Rs.1,36,944/- and

withheld amounts including EMD, FSD and ASD amounts had

been prepared and submitted to the 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.

2. A learned Single Judge of this Court, in similar

Circumstances, after considering the earlier orders of this Court,

by an order dated 08.02.2022 in W.P.No.3074 of 2022, had

directed that the respondents should pay the principal amount

of the bill raised by the petitioner therein while leaving it open to

the petitioner to agitate his right for interest.

3. In the said circumstances and following the said

judgment, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the

respondents to finalize the amounts payable to the petitioner

within a period of three weeks from today and in any event to

pay the amounts due to the petitioner within a period of six

weeks thereafter.

4. Needless to say, it would be open to the petitioner to

agitate his rights for payment of interest 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.

20.04.2023 RJS

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO

WRIT PETITION No.5331 of 2023

20.04.2023 RJS