WP/11468/2019 of T. Venkateswara Prasad Vs THE STATE OF AP

APHC010255202019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3460] (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 11468/2019 Between: T. Venkateswara Prasad ...PETITIONER AND The State Of A.P., and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N SUBBA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (AP) 2. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.11468 of 2019 ORDER: 1. The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the Respondents in deducting the Labour Cess @ 1% of the bills payable to the Petitioner in contravention of Memo No.636/Reforms- A1/2008, dated 08.06.2011 and the action of the Respondents in deducting labour cess though the same was not form part of the bid value in respect of construction of 360 Houses in 15 Blocks in Sy.No.490/1 and Water Supply Facilities in Sy.No.448/2, 489/1, 490/1 & 491/2 in Avilla Village Phase-II (Package-4), Tirupathi Municipal Corporation Area, Chittoor District. 2. At the time of hearing Sri N. Subb