APHC010078102025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 4384/2025 Between: Tqc Constructions Private Limited ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SASANKA BHUVANAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. S PRANATHI 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 4384/2025 ORDER: 1. The petitioner has been awarded the contract for execution of certain works in Guntur District. After execution of the said works, final bill was prepared for a sum of Rs.19,17,460/- towards due amount and Rs.1,40,450/- towards Earnest Money Deposit as per the sanctioned orders. As the payment of the said amounts have not been made by the respondents, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of this writ petition. 2. It is the contention of the petitioner that even though the respondents admitted that the petitioner is entitled for payment of an amount of Rs.19,17,460/-, no payment is being made. The petitioner contends that such non-payment of dues is clearly arbitrary and high-handed requiring the interference of this Court. 3. This Court, in various orders, including the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court dated 05.10.2021 in W.P.No.10038 of 2021 and batch had taken the view that such non-payment of dues is arbitrary and that such dues need to be cleared by the respondents at the earliest. 4. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader for the respondents placed on record the written instructions dated 19.02.2025 submitted by the respondents, wherein, it is admitted that the petitioner is entitled for an amount of Rs.19,17,460/-. It is further stated that due to non-release of budget, the bill was not paid to the petitioner. Soon after release of the budget, bill amount will be paid to the petitioner. 5. In view of the aforesaid directions of this Court in various cases and after hearing the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for the respondents, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amount of Rs.19,17,460/- to the petitioner, along with the interest @ 6% per annum, in view of the judgment of the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.724 of 2021 and batch dated 12.10.2023, within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It would also be open to the petitioner to agitate his claim for higher rate of interest, if any payable by the respondents, in an appropriate forum. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 25.02.2025 BBSSPP 134 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION No.4384 of 2025 25.02.2025. BBSSPP