Case brief
What is this about?
AP High Court Amaravati, W.P.No.29596 of 2025, Justice V.Sujatha, order dated 12.11.2025. Contractor (Talari Rajesh Kumar) sought mandamus for balance Rs.4,26,207/- for weed-removal work (Madiki & Choppella Water Users Associations, 2019-2020) withheld despite finalized bills; quality control certificate dated 07.08.2020 certified Rs.3,98,478/-. Reliance on earlier Single Judge judgment dt. 05.10.2021 in W.P.No.10038 of 2021 (batch) treating non-payment of dues as arbitrary. Petition disposed: release Rs.3,98,478/- per QCC dt. 07.08.2020 within 2 months; no costs; contractual interest clause (if any) binding; MPs closed. Keywords: writ mandamus, irrigation dues, quality control certificate, Article 226, Articles 14 & 21, budget release.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to release Rs.3,98,478/- to the petitioner in accordance with the quality control certificate dated 07.08.2020 within two (02) months from receipt of a copy of the order; no costs; any subsisting contractual interest clause binds both parties; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.