THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23398 of 2006 Date: 15.02.2008 Between: K. Ravindra & another. … Petitioners AND The District Collector, East Godavari District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri Srinivas Velivela Counsel for respondents 1&2: Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration Counsel for respondent No.3: Smt. Beena for Sri S. Nageswar THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23398 of 2006 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not paying the bills to the petitioners under Work Agreement Nos.580/2003-2004, 582/2003- 2004, 581/2003-2004 and 583/2003-2004, as illegal and unconstitutional. Heard Sri Srinivas Velivela, learned counsel for the petitioners and Smt Beena, learned counsel representing the Standing Counsel for respondent No.3. The grievance of the petitioners is that though they were entrusted with work under two contracts, each of the petitioners completed the work and payments were recorded and respondent No.2 has not made any payment so far. It is alleged that respondent No.3 paid bills to persons, who are similarly placed and whose names are mentioned in paragraph 5 of the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and non-payment of bills constitutes invidious discrimination. No counter-affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent No.3. In the absence of any denial of the claim of the petitioners that they were entrusted with the works, execution of which is completed and no bills have so far been paid, their contentions deserve to be accepted. In the view of the Court, there is no justification whatsoever for respondent No.3 in not paying the amounts due to the petitioners despite long lapse of time. The writ petition is therefore disposed of directing respondent No.3 to pay the amounts due to the petitioners under the subject work agreements, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.Nos.29814 of 2006 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 15.02.2008 ES