Telangana High Court
WP/35660/2025 of M/s. Sri Chaintanya LCMACS Ltd Vs The Singareni Collieries Company Limited on 4 August 2026
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA [ 3300 ] AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION NO: 35660 oF 2025 Between: AND 1. M/s Sri Chaintanya LCMACS Ltd, H..No.
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 35660 oF 2025
Between:
AND
1.
M/s Sri Chaintanya LCMACS Ltd, H..No. 6_3_272t2, power House Colony, Godavarikhani - 505 209 Represented by its Authorized person and Director
N. Tirupathi Rao
, ..PETITIONER
The Singareni Collieries lomq3nV Limited, (A Government Company)
Ramagunda atea - 1, GoOavaiikant, eeOJipafU'District, T.G. _ SO5 209
Represented by its General Manager, RG _1 ;;;; - '
S.tate of Telangana, RepresenteJ by its principal Secretary, Department of Mines, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hydera6ad, f.S _ {OtOOa
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Articre 226 0f the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be preased to issue a writ or order or direction more particurarry in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondent No. 1 in not rereasing the biil of Rs.
81 ,93,M7.23 (vide tnvoices No. CSR RG _ .l/01 for Rs. 9,53,366.66, CSR RG _ 1/02
for Rs. 11,99,8i2.17, CSR RG _ .l/03 for Rs. 12,41,219.74, CSR RG - .l /04 for Rs.
11,99,812 17, CSR RG _1/05 for Rs 12,41,219.74, CSR RG - 1/06 for Rs.
12,41,219.74 and CSR RG _1/07 for Rs. ii,16,9 91.01) forthe perlod 08.08.2024 to 28 02'2025 for roading the stock coar (front end 4.6 cum roader) csp - r of RG_r area (for 7 months period and 4305 hours deployed) by the petitioner for the work done under Firm order No. 7500054346 dt- 21-06.2024 for the period 08.08.2024 to 28 02'2025 in vioration of the terms of the Firm order No. 7500054346 dt. 21 .06.2024
and in vioration of rights guaranteed under part-, of the constitution of rndia, in violation of the principles of natural Justice and consequenfly direct the Respondent No. 1 to release the payment of Rs 81,93,647.23
l.A. NO: 1 OF 2025
Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct Respondent No '1 to release the payment of Rs. g1,93,647 .23 ps (vide lnvoices No.
CSR RG - 1101 lor Rs. 9,53,366 66, CSR RG - 1t02tor Rs 11,99,812.17, CSR RG - i/03 for Rs 12,41 ,219.74, CSR RG -1t04tor Rs. .l 1,99,812.17. CSR RG _1/05 for Rs 2,41 ,21974, CSR RG -'1106 for Rs.12,41 ,219.74 and CSR RG _ 1/07 for Rs 1'1 ,16,997 01)pending disposat of the Writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. V MURALI MANOHAR
Counsel for the Respondent No. 1: SRl. p SRI HARSHA REDDY
(sc FoR S|NGARENt COLLTERTES CO LTD)
Counsel for the Respondent No.2: Gp FOR MINES
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
IIIRIT PETITION No.3566 O ot 2O2S
Dated: o4.08.2o26
Between:
Mr.Sri Chaithanya LCMACS Limited
AND
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, (A Government Compaly) Ramagundam Area - 1, Godavarikani, Peddapalli District, Telangana 505 209. Rep. By its General Manager, RG - 1 area ald another.
. . . Respondents
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ORDER:
This Writ Petition is fited to declare the inaction of respondents in not releasing the bills of Rs.81,93,647.23 for the period O8.O8.2O24 to 28.02.2025 for loading the stock coal for the work done under the Firm Order No.7500054346 dated 21.06.2024 and also further direct the respondents to release the said bills.
2. Heard Sri V.Murli Manohar, learned counsei for the petitioner and Mr.P.Sri Harsha Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Singareni Collieries appearing on behalf of . . . Petitioner respondents. Perused the record
3. The facts of the case as stated are that respondent No.1 has allotted a Firm Order No.7500054346 for providing 4.6 cub.mtr capacitv Tvre Mounted Front End Loader on hire basis. Subsequenlty, petitioner purchased the said loader by availing credit from the financers and paying the same in Equal Monthly Instalments. The petitioner deployed the said loader for a period of 7 months r.r,ith the respondents and carried out 4305 hours of work and submitted invoices of Rs.81,93 ,647 .23 ps. However, the respondent authorities miscalculated and arrived at 1820 hours of rvork instead of 4305 hours. Thereafter, the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 08.07.2026 to the CMD explaining the aforesaid situation. Since, no response was forthcomrng, the present writ petition is filed.
4. A memo along urith affidavit of undertal<ing has been filed by the petitioner stating that petitioner is ready and willing to resume and continue the work as per the tender within sixty days from the date of release of payment, if the rr:spondent so desires subject to thc revision of the diesel rates. Along with the said Memo a letter dated 08.07.2026 was enclosed which was addressecl b1, the petitioner to the respondent authorities wherein the details of all the documents submitted to the respondent authorities have been mentioned'
5. At this, learned standing counsel for the respondents would submit that respondent authorities are yet to receive all the relevant documents to be produced by the petitioner for release of aggrieved bills.
6. Having regard to the submissions made above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent authorities to process the petitioner's pending bills subject to petitioner producing all the relevant and necessary documents' The said exercise shall be completed within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of submission of all the relevant and necessar5/ documents. No costs.
7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of' Miscellaneous applications, if aly pending, shall stand closed. To, co LrD) toPUCI
5. Two CCs to GP FOR MINES Hyderabad [OUT]
6. Two CD CoPies SD/. C.DEEPIKA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ,ITRUE COPY// EC ION OFFICER 1 . The Singareni Collieries Company Limilgd, (A Government Company) nimagu;da arca ' 1' -CoJ","iir"ni, Peddapalli District' T'G - 505 209 Repreiented by its General Manager, RG -1-area Z.ffreprincipalsecretary,Depa-rlmentofMines'secretariat'Saifabad' Hyderabad, T.S - 500004 3 o;; cc to sRl. v MURALI MANoHAR Advocate [oPUC] ; o;; cc to sRt P sRl HARSHA REDDY (sc FoR SINGARENI CoLLIERIES \fr High Court for the State of Telangana' al CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 0410812026
ORDER
WP.No.35660 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS -i r\ \.- /;i r .r 0 6 AUG 2U26 :: l) SiA e l! \1 ,-./ ... -,/ @ l*laL