IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3336 of 2009 Between: 1 Puchakayala Madhusudhan S/o. Ram Chander R/o. Hanumanthunigadda Mahabubabad Village and Mandal, Warangal District. 2 Puchakayala Jagan S/o. Ram Chander R/o. Hanumanthunigadda Mahabubabad Village and Mandal, Warangal District. 3 Puchakayaa Chiranjeevi S/o. Khasim R/o. Kakatiya Colony, Mahabubabad Village and Mandal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Gram Panchayat, Mahabubabad Village and Mandal, Warangal District, Rep. by its Panchayat Secretary 2 The District Collector, (Panchayat Wing) Warangal, Warangal District. 3 The District Panchayat Officer Warangal, Warangal District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the orders dt. 12-2-2009 in R.C.No. 225-1/G.P.M./2008/A2, dt. 12-2-2009 in R.C.No. 225-2/G.P.M./2008/A2, dt. 12-2-2009 in R.C.No. 225- 4/G.P.M./2008/A2, dt. 12-2-2009 in R.C.No. 225-5/G.P.M./2008/A2, issued by the 1st Respondent whereby cancelling the tenders submitted by the petitioners and also the consequential tender notification dt. 13-2- 2009 in R.C.No. 225/G.P.M./A1/2008 issued by the 1st respondent published in Vaartha Telugu Daily Newspaper dt. 15-2-2009 inviting tenders for execution of works for the period from 20-2-2009 to 31-3- 2009 pursuant to the impugned order dt. 12-2-2009 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to pay wages to the contract labour engaged by the petitioners for execution of the various works entrusted by the 1st respondent as per the attendance register maintained by the 1st respondent. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.3336 of 2009 Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the first respondent-Gram Panchayat. The petitioners claim that they are Labour Contractors registered with the first respondent-Gram Panchayat. They state that pursuant to the tender notification issued by the first respondent, they submitted their tenders for execution of sanitary works in Mahabubabad Town. Thereupon, an agreement was entered into between them and the first respondent, and that as per the agreement, the first respondent has to pay wages to the contract labour engaged by them for execution of works at the rate of Rs.2,000/- each per month. Pursuant to entering into the agreement, the first respondent issued work order, vide proceedings, dated 31.05.2008, to be in force upto 31.03.2009. It is the case of the petitioners that even though the labour engaged by them have executed the work order, the first respondent has not released the payment for the labour engaged and on the other hand, cancelled the contract and issued the impugned notification, dated 13.02.2009, inviting tenders for execution of various works specified therein for the period commencing from 20.02.2009 to 31.03.2009, which is illegal and arbitrary. Hence, the present writ petition. When the writ petition is taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that though the petitioners filed the writ petition questioning the orders, dated 12.02.2009, cancelling the tenders submitted by them and also the consequential tender notification, dated 13.02.2009, they are confining their relief to the extent of seeking a direction to the first respondent to release payment for the labour engaged as per the Attendance Register maintained by the first respondent-Gram Panchayat. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the first respondent- Gram Panchayat, submitted that the first respondent is going to release the payment for the labour engaged by the petitioners for execution of the work order as per the Attendance Register maintained by the first respondent. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the payment for the labour engaged by the petitioners for execution of the work order, dated 31.05.2008, on the basis of the Attendance Register maintained by the respondent-Gram Panchayat expeditiously, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 02.06.2009 Note: Issue CC in one week. (b/o) VGB