HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY WRIT PETITION No.9482 of 2019

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking following relief:

“To declare the action of the respondents in withholding an amount of Rs.9,29,449/- towards 1 % labour cess from final bill without adding for the work referred to in the agreement No.67/CGME/PCC-II/JNNURM/Inlet-Out-Distn/3ML GLSR- Patigadda/2008-09 dated 12.03.2009, as illegal and arbitrary, as illegal and arbitrary.”

2. Heard Sri P. Shashi Kiran, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri A. Veeresh Kumar, learned Standing counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 6.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that respondent No.3 has invited e-tender dated 24.10.2008 from eligible contractors for "providing inlet, outlet and distribution system for 3.0 ML capacity new GLSR at Patigadda in Prakashnagar Zone"; that petitioner participated in the said bidding and became successful bidder; that an agreement dated 12.03.2009, was entered for value of work of Rs.19,72,37,580.60 ps for part-I and Rs.19,38,182-76 for part-II and Rs.1,58,02,359.69 for part-III. He further submitted that petitioner has raised bills from time to time and completed the contract.