THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16482 of 2010 Between: ;Chappidi Vara Prasada Rao, S/o. Sri Ganapathi Rao, R/o. Ravulapalem, Presently residing at Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Government of A.P. rep. by its Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for Petitioner: Sri P. Rajesh Babu Counsel for Respondents 1 to 5: G.P. for Endowments Counsel for Respondent No.6: Sri V.T.M. Prasad The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in withholding the balance amount for contract work done by the petitioner for construction of Kalakshepamandapam to Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple at Ravulapalem, East Godavari District, as arbitrary and illegal. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the sixth respondent, the fact that the petitioner was awarded the contract has not been disputed. It is further stated that the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments vide proceedings dated 25.03.2010 called for remarks from the Deputy Executive Engineer, Endowments Department, with regard to the petitioners’ claim for payment of balance amount. Pursuant thereto, the Deputy Executive Engineer, Endowments, vide proceedings dated 12.04.2010 informed details of the amounts and the balance payable to the petitioner. Accordingly, the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments issued proceedings dated 1.07.2010 for release of balance amount to the petitioner. A copy of the proceedings dated 1.07.2010 has been placed before this Court, which shows that the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, has requested the Commissioner of Endowments, to make payment of Rs.21,597/- to the petitioner through the Executive Officer of the sixth respondent herein. In the facts and circumstances, I am of the opinion that the payment to the extent of the undisputed claim shall be made to the petitioner expeditiously. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent-Commissioner to make the payment in terms of the proceedings of the third respondent dated 1.07.2010, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. So far as the rest of the claim, it is open to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedies available under law before the proper forum. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ (G. Rohini, J.) 27th July, 2010 Js.