IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 16251 of 2008 Between: 1 Ch. Srinivasulu S/o. Yogaiah R/o. Potlapadu Post, Kurichedu Mandal, Prakasam District. 2 Ch. Subba Rao S/o. Yogaiah D.No.2-2/51-1, Chanduvaripalem, Near Saibaba Temple, Darsi Post & Mandal, Prakasam District. 3 D. Solman S/o. Daveedu R/o. Pedavulagallu Village, Mundlamur Mandal, Prakasam District. 4 K. Srinivasulu S/o. Venkateswara Rao R/o. Savarajnagar Village, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam District. 5 S. Srinivasulu S/o. Kondaiah R/o. Satram Bazar, Near Gandhi Bomma, Darsi, Prakasam District. 6 K. Narayanaswamy S/o. Ramakrishnaiah Rajampalli Village, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam District. 7 P. Venkateswara Reddy S/o. Chinnapureddy R/o. Ramireddypalli Village, Donakonda Mandal, Prakasam District. 8 T. Thirupathaiah S/o. Ramaiah R/o. Nagambotlapalem Village, Tallur Mandal, Prakasam District. 9 D. Srinivasulu S/o. Venkataiah D.No.4-29, East Bazar, Podili Post & Mandal, Prakasam District. 10 G. Chandrashekar Reddy S/o. Venkateswarlu East Ganga Varam Village, Tallur Mandal, Prakasam District. 11 K. Chandrasekhar Babu S/o. Subrahmanyam Near Old Govt. Hospital, Darsi Village & Mandal, Prakasam District. 12 K. Adinarayana S/o. Pedavenkaiah Arivallipadu Village, Donakonda Mandal, Prakasam District. 13 S.K. Kasim Bee, President, S.C., B.C., Mahila Contractor, Co-op Society, LTD No. OR No.627, Darsi Village & Mandal, Prakasam District. 14 T. Shivashankar Reddy S/o. Gurava Reddy R/o. Lakkavaram Village, Tallur Mandal, Prakasam District. 15 P. Chinnaiah S/o. Radhavaiah R/o. L.P. Road, Darsi Village & Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by the Director of Works Accounts, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Director of Accounts, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Pay and Accounts Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 The Executive Engineer (R&B), Kanigiri Division, Prakasam District. 5 The Executive Engineer (R&B), Markapur Division, Prakasam District. 6 The Executive Engineer, Irrigation, Ongole, Prakasam District. 7 The Executive Engineer, R.W.S. & S, Podili Division, Prakasam District. 8 The Executive Engineer, R.W.S. & S, Ongole Division, Prakasam District. 9 The Executive Engineer, NSRC, Darsi Division, Prakasam District. 10 The Executive Engineer, Social Welfare Department, Ongole, Prakasam District. 11 The Executive Engineer, P.R. Division, Kandukur, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.1 in issuing the Memo No.4763/PFs.Fi(A1)/07-I, dt. 04.02.2008 and deducting the amount towards Labour Cess @ 1% from the bills payable to the petitioner is arbitrary, illegal, and impermissible and is violation of Articles 14 & 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOTI REDDY IDAMAKANTI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 16251 of 2008 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in deducting the amount towards Labour Cess @ 1% from the bills payable to the petitioners, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to pay the amounts to the petitioners without deducting the amount towards Labour Cess @ 1% from the bills payable to the petitioners. When the matter is taken up for admission today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners and admitted to by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning appearing for the respondents that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the orders of this Court, passed in W.P. Nos. 4587 of 2008 and batch, dated 15.07.2008, wherein this Court considered similar issue and disposed of the said writ petitions. Following the same, this writ petition is also disposed of on the same terms. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 28.07.2008 Note: Office to annex copy of order in W.P. Nos. 4587 of 2008 and batch, dated 15.07.2008 to this order. (B/O) Nsr