THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.17984 OF 2006 Dt.29.04.2011 Between: Habitation Level Committee, Mustipalli village, Nampally Mandal, Nalgonda District, Rep.by its Conveners 1. Bellampalli Venkateswarlu, S/o. Mallaiah 2. Bellampalli Sivaiah, S/o. Mallaiah ……..Petitioners Vs. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Planning (VIII) Department, Rep.by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and two others. ……..Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.17984 OF 2006 O R D E R: The Habitation Level Committee, Mustipalli Village, Nampally Mandal, Nalgonda District, is before this Court assailing the Memo dated 29.04.2006 issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, through its Planning (VII) Department, cancelling the four works awarded to it. Sanction of five works in Mustipalli village of Nalgonda District was accorded under the Rajiv Pallebata scheme at a cost of Rs.23.50 lakhs under G.O.Ms.No.16, Planning (VII) Department, dated 20.10.2005. Except for one work pertaining to the laying of CC roads in the village quantified at Rs.10.00 lakhs, the remaining four works were awarded to the petitioner committee. Out of these, the work pertaining to formation of a road from Mustipalli to Devathapalli was completed by the petitioner committee. However, insofar as the remaining three works are concerned, while they were at various stages of completion, the impugned Memo was issued cancelling the same. Hence, this writ petition. When this matter was taken up for hearing, proceedings dated 10.12.2010 passed by the Collector, Nalgonda District, were produced indicating that the Government sanctioned the release of an amount of Rs.5,76,764/- to the petitioner committee towards the value of the work done by it for these three incomplete works. However, as the manner in which the government went about awarding the works to the petitioner committee at the eleventh hour and cancelled the same half way through thereafter reflected a sorry state of affairs and more so, in the context of utilisation of public funds, the learned Additional Advocate General was asked to assist this Court. Thereupon, it appears that the matter was reviewed once again and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, in its letter dated 23.04.2011 addressed to the learned Additional Advocate General, stated that the three incomplete works were now proposed to be completed and that the balance amount due for undertaking such completion would be released to the petitioner committee. Insofar as the sanctioned fifth work is concerned, the Director of the Planning Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, in his counter stated that this work, having an estimate of Rs.10.00 lakhs, had to be executed by following the tender process and therefore the same was not awarded to the petitioner committee on nomination basis. Needless to state, it is for the Government to decide as to whether this work, which was sanctioned as long back as in the year 2005, should be taken up and completed at least at this stage. Be that as it may, insofar as the works awarded to the petitioner committee which remain incomplete are concerned, the grievance of the petitioner committee stands resolved in view of the present stand of the Government that the said works would be completed through the petitioner committee by release of the required funds. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the respondent authorities to expeditiously release the requisite funds, as mentioned in the afore stated letter dated 23.04.2011, so that the petitioner committee can complete the works without further loss of time. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. _________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. Dt.29.04.2011 Rns