APHC010163632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 8530 OF 2025 Between: 1 . CHUKKA RAMA KRISHNA, S/O. CH NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, D.NO.6-6, CHUKKA STREET, JAMI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1 . THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2 . THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3 . THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, , VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4 . THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, , RWS AND S, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5 . THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S DIVISION, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH. 2 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KOTA KRISHNA DEEPTHI 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 Ms. Kota Krishna Deepthi, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development and Finance & Planning. 2. Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Executive Engineer, RWS&S, Vizianagaram, dated 25.04.2025. 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.1,80,000/-. The Quality control and Withheld amount is for an amount of Rs.27,704/-, and that the balance amount due to the Petitioner is of Rs.1,52,296/-. 4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, having taken instructions from his client, is agreeable to accept the balance amount of Rs.1,52,296/- as full and final settlement 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.1,52,296/-as full and final settlement within a period of twelve (12) weeks from today, by completing all the inter-departmental administrative formalities by cooperation and coordination between all the concerned departments and 3 transfer the said amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within a period of four (04) 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. _________________________________ GANNAMANENIRAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 25.04.2025 Mnr 4 79 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.8530 OF 2025 Dt: 25.04.2025 Mnr