Arige Venkata Chandra Sekhar, v. State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Release/withholding of contractor's Further Security Deposit (FSD) and Earnest Money Deposit (EMD); petitioner Arige Venkata Chandra Sekhar; works completed 2015-2016; defect liability period expired; final bills submitted; Municipality deferred certain amounts; completion and M-Book entries not disputed; direction to respondent No.6 to verify and release deposits preferably within six weeks; writ petition disposed of; no costs; miscellaneous applications closed; Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati; Justice Harinath.N; Writ Petition No. 7331/2024; dated 11.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.6 to verify and release the FSD and EMD deposited by the petitioner towards various works as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; writ petition disposed of with no costs and pending miscellaneous applications closed.