THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.24909 of 2005 24.11.2005 Between: G.V.G.Krishna, S/o.Rama Rao, Spl. Class Contractor … Petitioner AND 1. The Superintending Engineer, Panchayatraj Circle, Khammam and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.24909 of 2005 ORDER: The petitioner is a special class contractor registered with Panchayat Raj Department. In 2001-2002, he was entrusted with the balance work of R/F PWD Road to Hydersaipeta via Patharlapadu and Jallepalli, Tirumalaipalem Mandal, Khammam District at an estimated cost of Rs.36.74 lakhs. It appears that the petitioner allegedly completed the work satisfactorily and the entire bills submitted by the petitioner were not cleared nor settled. The petitioner claims that an amount of Rs.8.00 lakhs is still due to him from the first respondent. Therefore, he made a representation requesting early settlement, in vain. Hence the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. Learned Assistant Government Pleader after getting instructions from the first respondent, submits that proposals to pay the bills of the petitioner were sent to the second respondent on 14.2.2005 and as and when necessary approval is received, the bills would be settled. In that view of the matter, instead of keeping the matter pending, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents 1 and 2 to expedite the consideration of the request of the petitioner for payment of the bills, for which he is entitled to, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition, with the above observations and directions, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ November 24, 2005. (V.V.S.RAO, J) YS