IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY<br>TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO :PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.PRAVEEN KUMAR

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO

I.A No. 1 OF 2022 $\mathbf{IN}$

WA NO: 115 OF 2022

Between:

• The State of Andhrapradesh, rep by Principal Secretary to Government,<br>Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Velagapudi, Amaravati,<br>Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.
• The Superintendent Engineer, PR Circle Chittoor District The Executive Engineer, PIU, Division, (Panchayat Raj) Chittoor.
• 4. The District Collector, Chittoor District,

...Petitioners (Appellants 1 to 4 in WA 115 OF 2022) on the file of High Court)

AND

1. G. Hemanth Reddy, S/o G Bhaskar Reddy, Aged about 52 years Occ: Contractor, R/o 7128/2 Srinagar Colony, Near Vikuntapuram, Tirupati, Chittoor District.

....Respondent/Petitioner

2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Finance and Planning, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.

..Respondents Petitioner/Appellant No.5

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the memorandum of grounds filed in Writ Appeal, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the orders passed in W.P.No.21781 of 2021 and Batch Dt.05.10.2021 by the learned Single Judge, pending disposal of WA No. 115 of 2022, on the file of the High Court.

The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Appeal and memorandum of grounds filed in Writ Appeal and upon hearing the arguments of GP for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development for the Appellant, Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy, Kalava, Advocate for the Respondent No.1 and of GP for Finance & Planning for Respondent No.2, the Court made the following

ORDER:

Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondent No.1.

The appeal is directed against the order of learned Single Judge on 05.10.2021 in W.P.No.21781 of 2021 and batch. As the case on hand is covered by an order of this Court in W.A.No.724 of 2021, dated 18.11.2021, the directions of the learned Single Judge with regard to payment of interest to the respondent No.1 and also setting aside the provision in Memo No.1263069/RD.II/A1/2020, dated 05.11.2020 and the Memo No.1388361/RD.II/A1/2020, dated 12.05.2021 relating to deduction of 21.02% for DCC works and 6.333% for MCC works while making payments shall remain stayed. But, however, the payment of principal amount of the bills raised by the original writ petitioner in terms of the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in Krishna District Grama Panchayathi

Sarpanchia Sangam v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others) delivered on 02.11.2021 in W.P. (PIL) No. 166 of 2019 shall be made within a period of four (4) weeks, if not already made.

The other conditions in the order impugned in the present Writ Appeal shall remain unaltered and shall be complied with.

List the Writ Appeal along with W.A No.724 of 2021.

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• 1. G. Hemanth Reddy, S/o G Bhaskar Reddy, Occ: Contractor, R/o 7128/2 Srinagar Colony, Near Vikuntapuram, Tirupati, Chittoor District.
• 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance and Planning, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. (1 & 2 by RPAD) Two CC to GP for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court of A.P at
• Amaravati [OUT]
• Two CC to GP for Finance & Planning, High Court of A.P at Amaravati [OUT] One CC to Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy, Advocate [OPUC]
• 6. One spare copy

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HIGH COURT

CPKJ & DR.KMRJ

DATED:02/02/2022

ORDER

I.A No. 1 OF 2022<br>IN<br>WA NO: 115 OF 2022

DIRECTION