APHC010185642025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 9790/2025 Between: 1. SRI RAO SURESH,, S/O. R. V. SURYA RAO AGE- 55 YEARS, R/O.2- 11-13, VENKATA NAGAR ,SREE NAGAR, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. 2. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA KAKINADA DISTRICT. 3. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KAKINADA DISTRICT. 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased tomaybe pleased to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action 2 of the Respondents in withholding the payments of pending amounts of Rs. 19,12,457/- (Nineteen Lakhs, , Seven Hundred and Eighty Six Rupees only ) even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i. e I. Providing CC Roads and RC Culverts at D.no.2-45-12 to 2-45-3 and 2-7-3 2-7- 4 in 4B Sachivalayam GGMP,Agreement no.68/EE1/2023- 24,Dated 20.09.2023 For the year 2023 as bad .illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust and against the Article 21 of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the amounts of Rs. 19,12,457/- (Nineteen Lakhs, Seven Hundred and Eighty Six Rupees only ) with interest @ 24percent per annum for the delayed amount till date of realization for the works executed by the petitioner and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the respondents to pay the amounts of Rs. 19,12,457/- (Nineteen Lakhs, . Seven Hundred and Eighty Six Rupees only ) with interest @ 24%per annum for the delayed amount till date of realization for the works executed by the petitioner, pending disposal of the write petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has completed the work of construction of CC Roads and RC Culverts as per Agreement No.68/EE1/2023-2024, dated 20.09.2023 entrusted by the respondents 2 and 3 and also submitted final bills. The work entrusted to the petitioner was completed satisfactorily. Though the final bills were submitted, no amounts have been paid. Aggrieved by the same, the present Writ Petition is filed. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, for the 1st respondent, the learned Standing Counsel for respondents 2 and 3 and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning, for the 4th respondent. 3. Considering the submissions, the respondents 2 to 4 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date : 16.07.2025 BMS