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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI

WRIT PETITION No. 38649 of 2025

DATE: 23.12.2025

Between:

M/s. Goutham & Company,

Rep. by its Managing Partner, G. Goutham Reddy

...Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana and five others.

…Respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“…to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more

particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, challenging the

action of the Respondents in not releasing the admitted amounts for

completion of work i.e., R/F Cheralabuthkur Causeway to

Dubbapally Via Prashanth Nagar in Cherabuthkur of Karimnagar

Mandal in Karimnagar District, executed by the Petitioner, as illegal

and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents to release the

pending bills i.e., for the R/F Cheralabuthkur Causeway to

Dubbapally Via Prashanth Nagar in Cherabuthkur of Karimnagar

Mandal in Karimnagar District, for an amount of Rs.1,61,71,532/-

(One Crore Sixty One Lakh Seventy One Thousand Five Hundred and

Thirty Two Rupees Only) vide Token No.2452084676 dated

09.02.2024, forthwith to the Petitioner account and pass…”

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2. With the consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken

up for disposal at the admission stage.

3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government

Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, appearing for

respondents No.1& 2 and learned Government Pleader for Finance

and Planning, appearing for respondents No.3 to 6.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that respondent

No.2 invited tenders for execution of road construction works i.e.,

“R/F Cheralabuthkur Causeway to Dubbapally via Prashanth Nagar in

Cherabuthkur of Karimnagar Mandal in Karimnagar District”.

Pursuant to the same, petitioner-company participated in the tender

process and became the successful bidder. Consequently, respondent

No.2 entered into an agreement, dated 21.06.2023 with the petitioner

and issued a work order in favour of the petitioner. In compliance

with the same, the petitioner executed the contract and completed the

work. Being satisfied with the completion of work, the office of

respondent No.2 issued Token No.2452084676 dated 09.02.2024 for

an amount of Rs.1,61,71,532/-. However, the said amount has not

been released to the petitioner till date. Therefore, learned counsel

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prays this Court to direct the respondents to release the aforesaid

amount within a stipulated period.

5. Learned Government Pleader for Finance and Planning sought

eight (08) weeks’ time to release the said amount.

6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for

the respective parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the

respondents to release the amount to the petitioner-company in

pursuance of Token No.2452084676 dated 09.02.2024, expeditiously,

preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt

of a copy of this order. It is made clear that if the payment is not made

within the stipulated period, the petitioner may make a representation

for payment of interest from the date of expiry of the said period till

the date of actual payment in accordance with Rules and the

respondents shall pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously.

There shall be no order as to costs.

7. Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition,

shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI

Date: 23.12.2025

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HON’BLE SMT.JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI

WRIT PETITION No.38649 of 2025

Date: 23.12.2025

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