Jasti Venkateswara Rao v. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its
Case brief
What is this about?
This writ petition challenged the Government's direction to deduct 1% Labour Cess from payments made to contractors on works where the original agreements did not include the cess amount. The Single Judge had previously held that deductions cannot be made if the cess is not included in the estimates.
What did the court decide?
Allowing the writ petition, the Court directed that the 1% Labour Cess must be included in the estimates for relevant works; consequently, respondents shall not deduct any amount towards cess unless s