J.V.Rama Rao, v. The State Of Telangana Rep. By Its Principal Secretary,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No. 7062 OF 2017 O R D E R :

Learned counsel for the petitioner invited the attention of this Court to the common order dated 15.07.2011 in Writ Petition No. 5823 of 2009 and batch and submitted that this Writ Petition may also be disposed of in terms of the said order, which reads thus: " This batch of writ petitions pertains to the validity of the action of the respondents in withholding and deducting 0.25% of the gross bill amounts payable to the petitioners towards the fund for National Academy of Construction.

At the hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the parties have submitted that a Division Bench of this Court has dealt with a batch of cases raising similar issues and by its judgment, dated 28.06.2011, in W.A.No. 279 of 2009 and batch, upheld the judgments of the learned Single Judges which were the subject matter of the appeals, by holding that the respondents have no power or authority to deduct any amount, much less 0.25% of the gross bill amounts towards the fund for National Academy of Construction. Following this judgment, these writ petitions are also allowed." Learned Government Pleaders for Roads & Buildings and Finance and Planning appearing for the respondents have no objection for disposing of the instant Writ Petition in terms of this order. This Writ Petition is therefore, disposed of in terms of the order dated 15.07.2011, in Writ Petition No. 5823 of 2009 and batch. No costs.

Registry is directed to append a copy of the order dated 15.07.2011 in Writ Petition No. 5823 of 2009 to this order. Consequently, the miscellaneous Applications, if any shall also stand disposed of.

_______________________________________ CHALLA KODANDA RAM, J 01.03.2017 Gk.

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No. 7062 OF 2017 Date: 01.03.2017 Gk