THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.18311 OF 2010 DATED 28TH JULY, 2010 BETWEEN Sree Vishnu Constructions, rep. by Its Prop. Venu Babu S/o Subba Rao, Aged 40 years, Flat No.305, Vindhya-1, Jaya Bharathi Gardens, Kukatpally-Y Junction, Hyderabad – 500 018. … Petitioner And The Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. And Others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.18311 OF 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents were not including 1% towards labour cess in respect of the works allotted to it. The petitioner seeks a consequential direction to the respondents to include the same in the works entrusted to it and to release the amounts which were already recovered in this regard without such inclusion. The matter is squarely covered by the Judgment dated 22.10.2009 passed by a learned single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.11269 of 2009 which was thereafter followed in Writ Petition No.5231 of 2010 dated 09.03.2010. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the aforestated orders 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. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 28TH JULY, 2010 VGSR/PGS