IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 5022 OF 2009 Between: 1. V.Satyanarayana Reddy, S/o.Maddileti Reddy, Aged about 42 Years, Occ: Special Class Contractor, SBI Colony, Nandyal, Kurnool District. 2. D.Dastagiri, S/o.Dastagiri, Aged about 45 Years, Occ; Class I Contractor, Nehru Street, Allagadda - 518 543, Kurnool District. 3. K.V.Subba Reddy, S/o.Venkat Narasimham, Aged about 43 Years, Occ: Contractor, R/o.V.N. Puram, Podili, Prakasam District. 4. S.Venugopal Reddy, S/o.Koti Reddy, Aged about 45 Years, Occ: Contractor, R/o.Kandukuru, Prakasam District. 5. T.Bali Reddy, S/o.Peda Anki Reddy, Aged about 44 Years, Occ: Contractor, R/o.Andhra Bank Street, Podili, Prakasam District. 6. A.Venkateswarlu, S/o.Basavaiah, Aged about 43 Years, Occ: Contractor, R/o.Santhapeta, Ongole, Prakasam District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its, Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads & Buildings, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Pay and Accounts Officer, NSP, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Nandyal, Kurnool District. 4. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 5. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District.^ 6. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 7. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Kadapa, Kadapa District 8. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Anantapur, Anantapur District. 9. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. ' lO.The Executive Engineer (P.R), Ongole, Prakasam District. 11.The Executive Engineer (P.R), Kandukur, Prakasam District. 12.The Executive Engineer (P.R), Markapur, Prakasam District. IS.The Executive Engineer (P.R), Parchur, Prakasam District. 14.The Executive Engineer (R&B), Markapur, Prakasam District. IS.The Executive Engineer (R&B), Ongole, Prakasam District. IS.The Executive Engineer (R&B), Kanigiri, Prakasam District. 17.The Executive Engineer (R&B), Tenali, Guntur District. IS.The Executive Engineer, Irrigation, Ongole, Prakasam District. 19.The Executive Engineer, T.W., Srisailam, Kurnool District. 20.The Executive Engineer, Telugu Ganga Project, Velugodu, Kurnool District. 21.The Executive Engineer (R&B), Nandyal, Kurnool District. 22.The Executive Engineer P.R., Nandyal, Kurnool District. 23.The Executive Engineer P.R., Kurnool, Kurnool District. 24.The Executive Engineer P.R., Adoni, Kurnool District. 25.The Executive Engineer, T.W., Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 26.The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 27.The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 28.The Executive Engineer P.R., Penugonda, Anantapur District. 29.The Executive Engineer P.R., Anantapur, Anantapur District. SO.The Executive Engineer R&B, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. 31.The Executive Engineer P.R., Narasaraopeta, Guntur District. a 32.The Executive Engineer P.R., Guntur, Guntur District. 33.The Asst. Pay and Accounts Officer, SRBC., Nandyal, Kurnool District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding and deducting 0.25% of the gross bill amounts payable to the petitioners by referring to G.O.Ms.No.39 MA& UD Department dated 03.02.1999, G.O.Ms.No.61 TR & B Department dated 11.04.2000 and G.O.Ms.No.159 TR &B Department dated 30.10.2004, as illegal and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to refund all the amounts illegally deducted from the bill amounts of the petitioners and forbear the respondents from making any deductions in future from out of the amounts payable to the petitioners for the works carried on by the petitioners. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2009(WPMP. NO: 6570 OF 2009) Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents not to deduct any amounts from the bill amounts payable to the petitioners referring to G.O.Ms.No.39 MA & UD Department dated 03.02.1999, G.O.Ms.No.61 TR & B Department dated 11.04.2000 and G.O.Ms.No.159 TR &B Department dated 30.10.2004 in respect of the works being carried out by the petitioners, pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI P. VENKATA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,14,17, 21, 30 : GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 9 & 33 : GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING Counsel for the Respondent Nos.19 & 25 : GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 10 to 13, 22, 23, 24, 28, 31, 32 : GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.18, 20, 26 & 27 : GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT The Court made the following: ORDER Bench Sr.No:-2 [3483] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI APHC010088462009 WRIT PETITION NO: 5022 of 2009 ...Petitioners V. Satyanarayana Reddy and others Vs. ...Respondents The Government of A.P. and others ********** None Learned Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Advocate for petitioners Advocate for respondents Government Pleader for CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE : 28th April 2025 PC : None for the petitioners. Even on the eariier occasion, there was no representation for the petitioners. dismissed for non-prosecution. No Accordingly, this Writ Petition is 2. order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/-SHAIKMOHDRAF^ assistant REGtSTRAf^ //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, One CC to Sri P. Venkata Rao, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Roads & Buildings, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] Two CCs to GP for Finance & Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj Rural Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] Two CCs to GP for Irrigation & Command Area Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] Three C.D. Copies. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Cnr HIGH COURT DATED:28/04/2025 ORDER WP.No.5022 of 2009 DISMISSING THE W.P. FOR NON-PROSECUTION WITHOUT COSTS