IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18621 of 2008 Between: Mr. Banoth Reddy Naik S/o. Sathya Banoth Reddy 9-155/a, Amrad Thanda Village, Makloor Mandal, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Director of Public Works Department, rep. Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 Superintending Engineer (PWD) (R&B), Nizamabad Circle, Nizamabad. 3 Asst. Pay & Accounts Officer, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to declare the action of the Respondents in deducting the amounts towards Labour Cess @ 1 % from the contract bills payable to the petitioner is arbitrary, illegal, unauthorized, impermissible and in violation of Article 14 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the respondents to pay the amount to the petitioner without deducting any amount towards Labour Cess @ 1% from the contract bills payable to the petitioner towards contract. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.TEJPRAKASH TOSHNIWAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a mandamus declaring the action of respondents in deducting the amount towards Labour Cess @1% from the bills payable to the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to refund the excess amount recovered, if any along with the next RA bill. When the matter is taken up for admission today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and admitted to by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning and the Roads and Building, 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.No.4587 of 2008 and batch dated 15.7.2008, 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 Dt.27.8.2008 Note: Office to annex copy of order in W.P.Nos.4587 of 2008 and batch dated 15.7.2008 to this order. (B/o) msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Director of Public Works Department, rep. Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 Superintending Engineer (PWD) (R&B), Nizamabad Circle, Nizamabad. 3 Asst. Pay & Accounts Officer, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. 4 2CCs to GP for Finance and Planning, High Court of A.P Hyd.. 5 2CD copies 6 2 CCs to GP for Roads and Buildings, High Court of A.P. Hyd.