THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.M.P.No.38131 of 2009 in/and Writ Petition No.3688 of 2009 Dated 20th April, 2011 Between: M/s.Patel - Soma JV …Petitioner And Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Irrigation & CAD (PW-Reforms) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and another …Respondent Counsel for the petitioner: Sri S.V.S.Chowdary Counsel for respondent: AGP for Irrigation & CAD The Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. W.P.M.P.No.38131 of 2009 is filed seeking to dispose of the writ petition in terms of the judgment, dated 28.08.2009, in W.P.No.443 of 2009 and batch. The writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Order or Direction declaring that the decision of the 1st respondent vide Government Memo No.22829/Reforms (A1)/2008, dt.23.12.2008, directing the Retention of 2.5% (of the 5% Retention Amount) in cash, and the further decision of the 2nd respondent to implement the said Government Memo vide further proceedings in Lr.No.AB/A2/P.1Vol.IV/50m dated 28.01.2009, to withhold/retain 2.5% of the total value of work done, in cash in the forthcoming bill(s), as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction.” At the hearing, Sri S.V.S.Chowdary, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted and the same has not been disputed by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment, dated 28.08.2009, of this Court in W.P.No.443 of 2009 and batch. Having regard to the said judgment, whereby similar writ petitions were allowed and appropriate directions were given, this writ petition is allowed in terms of the said judgment with the direction that the same shall be treated as part of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.4804 of 2009 and W.P.M.P.No.38131 of 2009 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 20th April, 2011 VGB