IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24693 of 2009 Between: S.V. Engineering Constructions Nellore. … Petitioner And The State of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary to Govt, Irrigation & Command Area Department, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K. Vidya Sagar Counsel for respondents 1-3: AGP for Irrigation & CAD This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24693 of 2009 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner feeling aggrieved by the action of the respondents in seeking to withhold further security deposit amounts at the rate over and above what is prescribed under clause 47.1 of the general conditions of contract and also in seeking to recover the amounts towards maintenance charges. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner has placed before the Court the two judgments of this Court dated 23.07.2008 and 28.08.2009 in Writ Petition Nos.12979 and 13034 of 2008 and Writ Petition Nos.443 of 2009 and batch respectively, whereby this Court has allowed the Writ Petitions by restraining the respondents from withholding any amount towards EMD and retention amounts contrary to the terms envisaged in the contracts entered into with the petitioners. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation has not disputed the above position. Inasmuch as the relief claimed in this Writ Petition is similar to the one, which was claimed in the aforementioned two batches of cases, it is accordingly covered by the said two judgments. Consequently, this Writ Petition is allowed in terms of the said two judgments with the direction that the relief granted therein in favour of the petitioners in the said Writ Petitions shall be available to the petitioner herein. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.Nos.32116 and 32117 of 2009 and 40040 of 2010 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 19.07.2011 ES