APHC010130862025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 6999/2025 Between: 1. GANDIKOTA RAMA SUBBAIAH, S/O.PULLANNA, OCC CONTRACTOR, AGE-42 YEARS, R/O D.NO 25-122-2, CPI OFFICE STREET, KONDAPETA, DHONE, DHONE (M), KURNOOL DISTRICT - 518222. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, OFFICE AT NAKKAL ROAD, SURYARAO PETA, VIJAYAWADA. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL,KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, KURNOOL,KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PRI CIRCLE, DHONE, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PRI DIVISION, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2 7. N RANGAPURAM GRAMPANCHYAT, REP BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, N. RANGAPURAM (V), PEAPULLU (M), KURNOOL DISTRICT. 8. THE DIRECTOR M G N R E G SCHEME, MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KRUSHI BHAAVAN, NEW DELHI. 9. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH . ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KOMMA VIJAYA RAJ KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 6999/2025 ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms.Sultana Shaik, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Komma Vijaya Rajkumar, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Panku Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 2. Sri Panku Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Executive Engineer, PR(PIU) Division, Kurnool, dated 20.06.2025. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. The same is taken on record. 3. The Payment Summary in the Written Instructions would indicate that the total value of work done by the Writ Petitioner is Rs.1,84,187/-. The Statutory Recovery is for an amount of Rs.35,323/-, and that the balance amount due to the Petitioner is Rs.1,48,864/-. 4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, having taken instructions from his client, is agreeable to accept the balance amount of Rs.1,48,864/-as full and final settlement on the condition that the said due amount may be directed to be remitted to the Writ Petitioner’s account as expeditiously as possible and also agreed that the Writ Petitioner will give-up the interest. 5. Having regard to the above facts, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition, directing the Official Respondents to pay a sum of Rs.1,48,864/- as full and final settlement within a period of four 14 weeks from today, by completing all the inter-departmental administrative formalities by cooperation and coordination between all the concerned departments and transfer the said amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within a period of four weeks thereafter. 4 6. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority forthwith for effective compliance. 7. With these observations and directions, the Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Date: 11.07.2025 S D P 5 170 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 6999 OF 2025 11.07.2025 S D P