HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA A.S.No.3368 of 2004 JUDGMENT: (per Honourable Sri Justice B.Prakash Rao) Heard both the parties. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 22.04.2004 passed in O.S.No.19 of 1998 on the file of the Principal District Judge, Kurnool whereunder the suit filed by the respondent herein was decreed allowing his claim setting up with certain allegations on the part of the State Government in respect of the contract work taken by him for an amount of Rs.45,09,250/-. As against allowing of the claim, the appellants have filed the present appeal assailing the correctness thereof. It is now represented across the bar that regarding the long lapse of time and pendency of the proceedings all along, it would suffice in the interest of justice and also in the interest of both the parties to make an effort of conciliation to effect settlement. In this process, an attempt can be made by directing the respondent-claimant to approach the Principal Secretary of the Department concerned by filing appropriate comprehensive representation on behalf of the claimant. On filing of which, the said authority shall hear both the sides, after giving notice and opportunity, and make an effort to conciliate and settle the claim. The respondent-claimant shall file the said representation within a period of three weeks from today and the Principal Secretary of the said authority shall conciliate the meetings and try to settle the matter within a period of three months thereafter. The parties are at liberty to approach this Court either by way of filing final settlement, which would be arrived at between the parties or the failure report, on the basis of which necessary orders will be passed in terms of the settlement or dispose of the matter on merits, if it warrants. Subject to the above, the appeal is disposed of. It is needless to mention that the interim order, which has been in vogue all along pending these proceedings, shall continue to remain in force till the final disposal of the proceedings in the conciliation. B.PRAKASH RAO,J B.N.RAO NALLA,J Date:08.11.2010 usd