2007 Supreme(AP) 1057
V.V.S.RAO
Lakshmi Builders, Secunderabad – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
Advocates:
Advocate Appeared
Counsel appeared : B. Nalin Kumar,
Counsel for the Applicant; (Ms.)
C.V. Vinitha Reddy,
Counsel for the Respondents.`
ORDER :- The applicant is a firm dealing with civil contracts. On 1.10.2001first respondent entered into Contract Agreement No.63/CAO/C/SC/2001 for "development of sports complex at RRC Ground", Secunderabad, construction of swimming pool, construction of building complex, construction of spectro-gallery and other connected works. The estimated value of the work is Rs.1,86,74,718.49ps. The award of contract was preceded by tender process, acceptance of offer of the applicant by letter dated 18.4.2001. The work is to be completed within a period of nine months from date of acceptance. Applicant alleges that the work is of specialized nature and the actual quantities in the agreement exceeded over and above 25% of agreement quantities. It is also alleged that new items of works cropped up for which rates and quantities have to be fixed. Without doing this, applicant was pressurized to go ahead with new items of work pending settlement of rates and applicant estimates the work at Rs.2,75,63,975/-. It is also alleged that during the course of execution, changes were made in the orientation of swimming pool as well as pre-structure plans due to which the completion period was extended f
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