HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR JUKANTI WRIT PETITION No.3287 of 2014 DATE OF ORDER : 07.01.2026 Between M/s. Patel Engineering Limited ... petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Principal Secretary to Govt (AD), I& CAD Department, ‘J’ Block, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad and 9 others …respondents

O R D E R:

This Writ Petition is filed with the following prayer:

“…to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of mandamus directing the respondent to pay the said liabilities on account of service tax, interest and penalty as given in the order NO-18/2011-Adjn (S.T) (Commr), dated 21.9.2011 as finalised by the appellate authorities directly to the Service Tax Department, thus relieving the petitioner of any liability for the Service Tax under the contracts with the Respondents…”

2. Heard Mr. P.Sri Ram, learned counsel for petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development for respondent Nos.1 to 8, Mr. Dominic Fernandez, learned counsel for Central Excise appearing for respondent No.9 and Mr. Swaroop Oorilla, learned Special Government Pleader