THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY APPEAL SUIT. No. 500 of 2006 JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy This Appeal Suit is filed by the appellants/defendants against the Judgment and Decree dated 21.03.2006 in O.S. No. 19 of 2001 on the file of Principal District Court, at Warangal, wherein the suit filed by the respondent/plaintiff against the appellants/defendants for recovery of money was decreed in part.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred as per their status before the trial Court.

I. BRIEF FACTS

3. The sole plaintiff filed the above suit vide O.S. No. 19 of 2001 against the defendants for recovery of Rs. 35,19,575/-. The case of the plaintiff is that he being a special class contractor entered into an agreement on 21.10.1998 with the defendant No.2 for construction of two high-level bridges at KM 71/8-10 and KM 88/0-2 on the Sangareddy–Nanded–Akola Road in Medak District for Rs.1,14,86,710/- with 2.31% excess tender, to be completed within 18 months by 21.04.2000. The plaintiff mobilized men, machinery, capital and completed the first bridge by April 1999, but due to