ORDER:

The petitioner had been awarded the contracts for taking up the “Neeru-Chettu” programme for Formation of Percolation tank near Gopal Reddy fields and Formation of percolation tank near Srinivasula Reddy fields in Yenamachintala Village Kondapuram Mandal of YSR Kadapa District, vide Agreement

Nos.2289/2017-18 dated 24.03.2018 and 2288/2017-18 dated

24.03.2018. After execution of the said works, final bills for

Rs.5,85,521/- and Rs.6,66,553/- had been prepared and submitted to the concerned for payment. As the payment of the said amounts has not been made by the respondents, the petitioner had approached this Court, by way of this writ petition.

2. It is the contention of the petitioner that even though the respondents admitted that the petitioner is entitled for payment of the aforesaid sums of money, no payment is being made. The petitioner contends that such non-payment of money is clearly arbitrary and high-handed requiring the interference of this Court.

3. This Court, in various orders, including the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court dated

05.10.2021 in W.P.No.10038 of 2021 and batch had taken the view that such non-p