1 APHC010130952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 7139/2025 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, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2 7. VENGALAMPALLI GRAMPANCHYAT, REP BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, VENGALAMPALLI (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 FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Komma Vijaya Raj Kumar, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Panku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 2. Sri Panku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Executive Engineer, PR (PIU) Division, Kurnool, dated 03.04.2025. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and 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.1,47,527/-. The Summary Recovery is for an amount of Rs.15,965/-, and that the balance amount due to the Petitioner is of Rs.1,31,562/-. 3 4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, having taken instructions from his client, is agreeable to accept the balance amount of Rs.1,31,562/- on the condition that the said due amount may be directed to be remitted to the Writ Petitioner as expeditiously as possible. 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.1,31,562/- as full and final settlement within a period of eight (08) 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 two (02) weeks thereafter. 6. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit a copy of 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: 21.04.2025 DSV