THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition Nos.7091, 7233, 7738, 8312, 8352, 8582, 6956, 8156, 9060, 9670, 9917, 14171, 17407, 16859 of 2009; 26833, 27506 of 2008 and 5852 of 2009 Dated 11th July, 2011 Between: M/s.Annapurna Constructions …Petitioner (W.P.No.7091 of 2009) And The Government of A.P., rep.by its Principal Secretary, I & CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents (W.P.No.7091 of 2009) Counsel for the petitioner: Sri P.Venkata Rao Counsel for respondent Nos.2, 4, 6 & 7: GP for R & B Counsel for respondent No.5: GP for F & P Counsel for respondent No.1: GP for Irrigation Counsel for respondent No.3: GP for Panchayat Raj The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: This batch of writ petitions pertains to the validity of the action of the respondents in withholding and deducting 0.25% of the gross bill amounts payable to the petitioners towards the fund for National Academy of Construction. On the previous occasion, when these cases came up for consideration, it was represented that a Division Bench of this Court was seized of the cases filed raising similar issues. Having regard to this representation, the cases were adjourned to await the judgment of the Division Bench. Today, at the hearing, Sri P.Venkata Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in some of the cases, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings, have submitted that the Division Bench by its judgment, dated 28.06.2011, in W.A.No.279 of 2009 and batch, upheld the judgments of the learned Single Judges, which were the subject matter of the appeals, by holding that the respondents have no power or authority to deduct any amount, much less 0.25% of the gross bill amounts, towards the fund for National Academy of Construction. Following this judgment, these writ petitions are also allowed. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petitions, the interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall stand disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 11th July, 2011 VGB