M/S. Sree Jaya A-K Siva Rao, (Joint Venture) v. The Govt. Of A.P.
The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.13708 of 2012 Dated 22.07.2015 Between:
M/s.Sree Jaya - K.Siva Rao (Joint Venture) rep. by its Project Manager M.Satyanarayana ... Petitioner and The Govt. of A.P., rep. by its Prl.Secretary, Dept. of Irrigatin & Command Area Development Hyderabad and 3 others.
...Respondents
Counsel for the petitioner: Mr.Bethi Venkateshwarlu Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3: AGP for Irrigation & CAD (AP) Counsel for respondent No.4: AGP for Finance & Planning The Court made the following:
Order:
This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief:
"to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent Nos.2 to 4 in withholding an
amount of Rs.51,51,516/- in package No.22 of HNSS Phase II in Chittoor District, towards the maintenance charges @ 2% from the total value of work done, as arbitrary, illegal, against the terms of contract and agreement No.
SEH1/EPC/2006-07, dated 30-11-2006, and consequently, direct respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to release the withholding amount of Rs.
51,51,516/- to the petitioner henceforth."
In the counter-affidavit, filed by respondent No.3, it is inter alia stated that in pursuance of the interim direction granted by this Court on 11-052012, the respondents have released the sum of Rs.51,51,516/- under L.S.XII & Part Bill, dated 18-052012, to the petitioner. Mr.Bethi Venkateswarlu, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submitted that in the light of the fact that the interim order has worked itself out, no further adjudication of the Writ Petition is necessary. In view of the above submissions of the learned Counsel for both the parties, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous.
As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.17284 of 2012, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of.
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(C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) Dt: 22nd July, 2015 LUR