THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.R.L.NAGESWARA RAO C.C.C.A.Nos.8, 27 and 28 of 2001 COMMON JUDGMENT: All three appeals are directed against the common judgment passed in O.S.Nos.1414, 1417 and 1418 of 1989 by the I Additional Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. The plaintiffs in the suits are contractors and there was a delay in payment of money due under the contract works. They have filed the suits for recovery of the interest on the withhold money and for the delayed payments. The defendants contended that the plaintiffs are not entitled to the interest and the claim is barred by time. On the basis of the above pleadings both parties have gone for trial and after considering the evidence on record, the learned Senior Civil Judge decreed the suits of the plaintiffs directing to pay interest @ 12% per annum and future interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of suit till the date of realisation. Aggrieved by the said judgment, the present appeals are filed by the defendants. At the time of arguments, it was brought to the notice of this Court that similar suits were filed by the GPA holder of the plaintiffs in the suits also for the same nature of relief and the lower court has decreed those suits in O.S.No.1413 of 1989. As against those judgments, CCA Nos.110 of 1999 and batch were filed and this court in the judgment dated 23-04-2007 rejected the contention of the defendants and dismissed the appeals. Since the points involved in these appeals is also similar to those points involved in the above appeals and as the right of the plaintiffs to recover the interest on the delayed payment was held to be enforceable and in view of the decision against the appellants in the above appeals, the present appeals are also liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, by following the judgment in C.C.C.A No.110 of 1999 and batch, the present appeals are also dismissed. No order as to costs. _______________________ N.R.L.NAGESWARA RAO,J 03-02-2011 TSNR