Hyderabad, March 20 -- The Telangana High Court on Thursday, March 19, issued contempt notices tostate finance and road and buildings department for failing to comply with an order of paying Rs 1.34 crore to a contractor.

The contempt proceedings were initiated by S Narsimha Reddy, a registered Special Class contractor, who alleged that the respondent authorities failed to comply with the directions of this court in the earlier writ petition.

The case pertains to a petitioner who stated that the authorities failed to release the final bill and balance amounts for the contract work of the reconstruction of the HP vented Causeway in Wanaparthy to Jedcharla Road in the Nagarkurnool district, as illegal and arbitrary.

Representing the cont...