HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.970 of 2010 Dated: 27-01-2010 Between: P.Narayana. … Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance & Planning (Works and Projects) Department & others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.970 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed, seeking a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in not including 1% of labour cess in the estimated cost of contract works allotted to the petitioner, for laying the road from PH road at 10/0 km to Vondrajola, covered by Agreement No…./2009-2010, dated 25.06.2009, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently, direct the respondents to revise the estimated cost of work and to release the bill amounts payable to the petitioner. 2. When the matter is taken up, it is represented by the learned counsel for petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents that the subject matter of the writ petition is covered to be disposed of in terms of the common order passed by this Court in W.P.No.11269 of 2009 and batch, dated 22.10.2009. 3. Following the aforesaid judgment, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions : (a) the respondents shall include 1% cess in the estimates for the works which they propose to undertake, if the work continues for or beyond twelve months and involves engagement of 10 workers or more; and (b) the respondents shall not deduct any amount towards cess, unless the corresponding amount is included in the estimates. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 27th January 2010 ajr