THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANYJAY KUMAR W.P.Nos.4692, 4693, 4695, 4696 & 4741 of 2011 Date: 28.02.2011 W.P.No.4692 of 2011 Between: B.Anantha Ramulu …..Petitioner And Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance (Projects) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others …..Respondents W.P.No.4693 of 2011 Between: Distributing Committee-8 Choppadandi, Rep. by its President Sri Goli Surender Reddy …..Petitioner And Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance (Projects) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others …..Respondents W.P.No.4695 of 2011 Between: Water Users Association, Vennavanka Rep. by its President Sri D.Venkateswarlu …..Petitioner And Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance (Projects) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others …..Respondents W.P.No.4696 of 2011 Between: Distributing Committee-9 Velagatur, Rep. by its President Sri Rao Sugriva Rao …..Petitioner And Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance (Projects) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others …..Respondents W.P.No.4741 of 2011 Between: Water Users Association, Tirumalapur, Rep. by its President Sri Goli Surender Reddy …..Petitioner And Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance (Projects) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others …..Respondents THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANYJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION Nos.4692, 4693, 4695, 4696 & 4741 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners in these writ petitions is with regard to the inaction of the respondents in releasing the amounts due for the works executed by them in respect of Kakatiya Canal, Sri Ram Sagar Project. Admittedly, the petitioners completed the said works and certificates to that effect have also been issued to them. Their complaint is that despite satisfactory completion of the works, the respondents are not settling their final payments. This Court had occasion to deal with an identical issue in Writ Petition No.2764 of 2011. A copy of the order dated 9.2.2011 passed therein is placed on record and indicates that this Court was not inclined to accept the contention of the learned Government Pleader that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India was not the proper remedy for the relief sought and that the petitioner should approach the competent Civil Court for recovery of the amount due. For reasons alike, as it is not disputed that the petitioners herein completed the works satisfactorily and there is also no dispute with regard to the amounts payable to them, it would not be necessary to drive the petitioners to a time consuming remedy before the Civil Court. The State, having extracted work from the petitioners, cannot lawfully deny them their rightful dues. Doing so would not be in keeping with the tenets of fair play expected of the State. The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of directing respondents 3 and 4 to release the outstanding amounts payable to the petitioners herein on or before 31.03.2011. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Date: 28.02.2011 Tjmr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANYJAY KUMAR W.P.Nos.4692, 4693, 4695, 4696 & 4741 of 2011 DATE: 28.02.2011