IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURBALE SRI JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO W.P. No. 17207 OF 2005 Dated : 11th August, 2005 Between: P.Shankar Reddy Petitioner AND The District Collector, Mahboobnagar and three others. Respondents THE HONOURBALE SRI JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO W.P. No. 17207 OF 2005 ORAL ORDER: Aggrieved of the inaction on the part of the respondents in not responding to the representations and legal notices issued by the petitioner and consequently seeking a direction to the respondents to make payment of amounts relating to the contract of DPAP CI Well of the year 1996 of Nagulapally village, Kodair Mandal, Mahboobnagar District, the petitioner filed this writ petition. The petitioner, who is a civil contractor, was entrusted with the work of CI Well of Nagulapally village under DPAP Scheme by the 2nd respondent for an estimated amount of Rs.20,000/- in the year 1976 and he executed the work to the extent of Rs.12,000/- and was paid running bills of Rs.10,000/- but the work could not be carried out due to rock. The respondents instead of closing the work, has entrusted the work to other contractor and withheld the payments due to the petitioner. As such the petitioner issued legal notices on 28.1.1985, 4.5.1988, 7.12.1993 and on 8.7.2004, which were received by the respondents but not replied so far. Therefore, the petitioner came up with the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel on either side. Prima facie, it appears that the respondents have not responded to the notices got issued by the petitioners. Therefore, without dwelling any further on the merits or otherwise of the claim made by the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition at the stage of admission, directing the respondents to consider the representation/notices got issued by the petitioner and pass appropriate order within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. Elipe Dharma Rao, J. August 11, 2005 MAS.