IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9767 of 2005 Between: C. Krishna Murhty S/o. Veera Raghavaiah Chandramoulipuram, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief Engineer (PMGSWY) Panchayat Raj Department, Errum Manzil Colony, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 4 The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department, Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. T.B.B.KRISHNA MOHAN FOR MR.G.VIVEKANAND Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated above, it is just and necessary that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ or Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in seeking to apply the Seigniorage charges in accordance with G.O.Ms.No. 217 dt. 29-9-2004 in respect of the work entrusted to the petitioner called AP III 0902 Package (2 works) covered under PHGSY- Phase III, as highly arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to recover the Seigniorage charges in accordance with the charges mentioned in the tender documents pertaining to the work undertaken by the petitioner or in the alternative to charge the enhanced rates to the value of the estimate.” At the hearing, Sri T.B.B.Krishna Mohan, learned counsel representing Sri G.Vivekanand, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition is identical to the issues raised in Writ Petition No.8490 of 2005 and batch, which was dismissed by this Court by order, dated 22.07.2008. Following the same, this writ petition is also dismissed with the direction that the reasons and observations contained therein shall be read as part of this order. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, interim order, dated 27.04.2005 is vacated and WPMP.No.12734 of 2005 is dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 23rd JULY, 2008. kvni