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2022 Supreme(AP) 182
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
BATTU DEVANAND, J.
M/S Sri Srinivasa And Company – Appellant
Versus
The Govt Of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
Writ Petition No.22240 of 2021
Decided on : 08-03-2022
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Bokka Satyanarayana Kamla, Advocate
For the Respondent:G.V.S. Kishore Kumar, Advocate
Resolution of grievance through release of payments, liberty for petitioner to seek interest through competent court, and direction to prevent non-payment of bills for works executed by individuals for government departments.
Headnote:
Payment Dispute - Writ Petition - The court found that the grievance of the petitioner was resolved by the release of payments, and further adjudication was not required. The petitioner was given the liberty to seek interest through the competent court. The court expressed displeasure for non-payment of bills for works executed by individuals for various government departments and directed the Chief Secretary to issue necessary instructions to prevent such lapses in the future.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner's grievance regarding non-payment of bills for works executed
Finding of the Court:
The grievance was resolved by the release of payments, and further adjudication was not required. The petitioner was given the liberty to seek interest through the competent court.
Issues: Non-payment of bills for works executed by individuals for various government departments
Ratio Decidendi: Further adjudication not required as the grievance was resolved by the release of payments. The petitioner given liberty to seek interest through the competent court. Expressing displeasure for non-payment of bills and directing the Chief Secretary to issue necessary instructions to prevent such lapses in the future.
Final Decision: The Writ Petition is closed, with the petitioner given the liberty to seek interest through the competent court.
ORDER :
In compliance of the order dated 24.02.2022, Sri Sameer Sarma, Chief Secretary of the State of Andhra Pradesh personally appeared before this Court.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri G.V.S.Kishore Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradesh Education and Welfare Infrastructure Development Corporation.
3. Sri C.Sumon, learned counsel submits that the grievance of the petitioner raised in this Writ Petition is resolved by releasing payments to the petitioner on 04.03.2022.
4. Sri Bokka Satya Narayana, learned counsel for the petitioner also accepted the receipt of the payment.
5. In view of the above, in our view, further adjudication in this matter is not required.
6. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is closed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to adjudicate/review/ approach the competent Court seeking interest, if any, so advised at the appropriate stage.
7. While closing this Writ Petition, we are recording our anguish and displeasure for non payment of the bills for the works executed by the persons for various works under the different departments. Nobody will come forward to undertake the Government works, unless they are properly received the payments from the government for the bills submitted by them after execution of the work. The Chief Secretary present before this Court undertook to look into this issue and issue necessary instructions to all the Secretaries of the Departments and Head of the departments of the departments not to repeat such lapses in future. There shall be no order as to costs.
Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed.
