THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.15316 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside G.O.Ms.No.98 (I & CAD) Department, dated 05.07.2000. The petitioner, which is a Civil Contractor, is executing certain lift irrigation works relating to Investigation preparation of Hydraulic particulars, designs & Dwawings and excavation of HNSS Main Canal from KM 100.000 to KM 114.000 including CM & CD works and distributory system to feed an ayacut of 29200 Acres Kharif I.D. in Kurnool District, under agreement No.SEH 10 EPC/2004-05 dated 28.02.2005. The petitioner averred that in view of the impugned G.O., wherein all the Engineer-in-Chief/Chief Engineer (Irrigation wing) in the State and all the Corporations were directed to issue instructions to all the concerned to deduct 0.25% of the gross amount of the bills payable to the contractors and remit the same to the Director General of National Academy of Construction of India, A.P., chapter towards corpus fund for development and functioning of the said agency, the respondents have been recovering the amounts from the bills payable to it. At the hearing, Sri K.Ramachandra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, relied on the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.23750 of 2000 and batch, dated 19.07.2005, wherein this Court quashed G.O.Ms.No.92, dated 19.05.2008, which pertains to Transport, Roads and Buildings (B.I) Department. Since the impugned G.O., is in pari materia with the said G.O. and applies to Irrigation Department, the principle laid down in the abovementioned judgment squarely applies to this case. Learned Government Pleader for Irrigation and learned Standing Counsel for the 4th respondent have not disputed this position. Since the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the abovementioned judgment, this writ petition is allowed in terms thereof. The respondents are directed to refund the amounts to the petitioner, if any, already recovered from its bills. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dated:01.05.2009. GJ