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Arige Venkata Chandra Sekhar v. State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC10 Sept 2025WP/7608/2024

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What is this about?

Release of contractor security deposits — Further Security Deposit (FSD) and Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — withholding after completion of municipal works unjustified — direction to respondent No.6/Municipality to verify and release deposits within six weeks — writ petition disposed, no costs — Justice Harinath.N, Andhra Pradesh High Court, WP 7608/2024, decided 11.09.2025.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent No.6 to verify and release the petitioner's FSD and EMD amounts, preferably within six weeks; writ petition disposed of with no costs and pending miscellaneous applications closed. ¶28

Arige Venkata Chandra Sekhar Vs State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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APHC010145532024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3457]

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THURSDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

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WRIT PETITION NO: 7608/2024

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Between:

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Arige Venkata Chandra Sekhar

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others

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...RESPONDENT(S)

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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1.RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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1.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING

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2.GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV

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3.GP FOR REVENUE

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The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.7608 OF 2024

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ORDER :

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, the learned Government Pleader for the Finance & Planning and the learned Standing Counsel.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner entrusted various works and while entering into agreements deposited the Further Security Deposit (FSD), Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) as required under the terms of contract. The petitioner has executed works as entrusted by the respondents and also submitted the final bills. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that once work is completed there is no justification in withholding the FSD and EMD amounts.

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Learned standing counsel for the 6^th respondent submits that certain amounts were deferred by the Municipality, however, in so far as completion of work and recording of the progress of work in the M-Books is not disputed.

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On these considerations, this Court tis inclined to dispose the writ petition directing the respondent No.6 to verify and release Further Security Deposit (FSD), Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) deposited by the petitioner towards various works to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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