IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO; 8100 OF 2023 Between: M/s K.S.R Associates, Rep by its Proprietor Sri K.Raja Reddy, S/o Chinna Siva Reddy, Aged 50 years, Occ Contractor, D.No. 12-4-958-3, Adarsha Nagar, Ananthapuram District. Andhra Pradesh State-515001. ...Petitioner/s AND 1, The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, RWS AND Sanitation Engineering Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh- Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance AND Planning Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Executive Engineer, RWS AND Sanitation Department, Kalyandurg, Ananthapuram DTstrict, Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Deputy Executive Engineer, RWS AND Sanitation Sub-Division, Kalyandurg, Ananthapuram District Ananthapuram. 5. The Assistant Engineer, RWS AND Sanitation, Kuridurupi Mandal; Ananthapuram District. Ananthapuram. 6. The District Collector, Ananthapuram District at Ananthapuram ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a wtit order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the balance payment Rs.27,55,669/- (Rupees Twenty Seven Lakhs Fifty five thousand Six hundred and sixty nine only) even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner firm in relation to the work i.e. for Construction of OHSR to Yerragunta Village of Kundurupi Mandal, Ananthapuram District is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider for payment of Final Bill Rs.27,55,669/- (Rupees Twenty Seven Lakhs Fifty five thousand Six hundred and sixty nine only) of balance amount with interesdt for the delayed amount to the petitioner firm in respect of execution of above mentioned work forthwith. lA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider fof payment of final bill Rs.27,55,669/ - (Rupees Twenty Seven Lakhs Fifty five thousand Six hundred and sixty nine only) forthwith. : SRI. DASARI S VV S V PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING Counsel for the Petitioner The Court made the following: APHC010157422023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT the honourable SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 8100/2023 [3328] RAIVIAKRISHNA Between: 1.K S R ASSOCIATES. REP BY " REDDY, S/0 CHINNA SIVA REDDY CONTRACTOR, ITS PROPRIETOR SRI K.RAJA AGED 50 YEARS. OCC ADARSHA ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH D.NO.12-4-958-3, NAGAR, STATE-515001. ...PETITIONER AND ^ SeL^^py PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SErRETip^'r AND PLANNING DEPARTMERT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3.THE AMARAVATHI EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT, KALYANDURG, ANDHRA PRADESH. RWS AND ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, " executive ENGINEER. RWS AND SANITATION SUB- DIVISION, KALYANDURG, ANANTHAPURAM. 5.THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, RWS AND SANITATION ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT SANITATION, KURIDURUPI 2 MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. ANANTHAPURAM. 6.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT AT ANANTHAPURAM ...RESPONDENT(S); Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DASARI S VV S V PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. Sri Lakshmi, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Dasari S.V.V.S.V. Prasad, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Panku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development. The present Writ Petition is filed with the following prayer; 2. “...pleased to issue a writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action- of the Respondents in withholding the balance payment Rs.27,55,669/- (Rupees Twenty Seven Lakhs Fifty five thousand Six hundred and sixty nine only) even after ifnalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner firm in relation to the work i.e. for Construction of OHSR to Yerragunta Village of Kundurupi Mandal, Ananthapuram District is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300- A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider for payment of Final Bill Rs.27,55,669/- (Rupees Twenty Seven Lakhs Fifty five thousand Six hundred and sixty nine only) of balance amount with interesdt for the delayed amount to the petitioner firm in respect of execution of above mentioned work forthwith and to pass..." / \ ^ 3 3. The Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner would of the Writ Petitioner has been received and that necessary in this Writ Petition. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. submit that the claim no further consideration is Sdl- P VINOD KUMAR ASSISTAN/C REGISTRAR OPRCER //TRUE COPY// To, SECTI 1. The Principal Secretary, RWS AND Sanitation Engineering Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. Velagapudi, 2. The Principal Secretary, Finance AND Planning Department, Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi District, Andhra Pradesh. State of , Guntur 3. The Executive Engineer, RWS AND Sanitation Department, Kalyandurg, Ananthapiir^ District, Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Deputy Executive Engineer, RWS AND Sanitation Kalyandurg, Anahthapuram District Ananthapuram. 5. The Assistant Engineer, RWS AND Sanitation. Ananthapuram District. Ananthapuram. 6. The District Collector, Ananthapuram District at Ananthapuram.(1 by RPAD) Sub-Division, KurMorapi Mandal to 6 7. One CC to SRI. DASARI S VV S V PRASAD Advocate 8. Two CCS to GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV .High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 9. Two CCS to GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING, High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] Three CD Copies [OPUC] 10. KSR / HIGH COURT DATED:08/05/2025 ORDER K 0 8 SEP 2025^) Sectiofl^^/ WP.No.8100 of 2023 DISPOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS