Seelam Umamaheswara Reddy, v. State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition under Article 226 by contractor Seelam Umamaheswara Reddy seeking mandamus for release of payment of bills for works executed under Agreements Nos. 449 and 450 dated 29.02.2024 against the State of Telangana (Tribal Welfare Department), District Collector Khammam, and TSEWIDC officials (Commissioner, Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer). Disposed of on 15.10.2025 by Nagesh Bheemapaka J. as squarely covered by W.P.No.21969 of 2025 (order dated 21.08.2025): payment of admitted amounts within eight weeks, no costs; IA No. 1 of 2025 (Section 151 CPC) closed. Keywords: non-payment of contractor bills; TSEWIDC; admitted amounts; covered by earlier coordinate-bench order; writ of mandamus; Bhadrachalam; Khammam.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to make payment of the admitted amounts to the petitioner within eight (08) weeks from the date of the order; no costs; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, closed.