APHC010608212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 31386/2025 Between: 1. GOLLAPUDI BALA VENKATA SEETHA LAKSHMI, W/O.SUNDAR KUMAR ,AGE- 48 YEARS, R/O.21-7-14 MADINA STREET, SALIPETA,KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP- BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 3. THE KAKINADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER KAKINADA KAKINADA DISTRICT. 4. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 2 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M KRISHNA RAO SC FOR SKL VZM KKD MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. K. Devasri Roshan, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Smt. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning and Sri M. Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporation. 2. Sri M. Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporation, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Kakinada, dated 07.02.2026. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instructions would indicate that the amounts were audited, and six months’ time has been requested by the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation to make the payment to the Writ Petitioner. 4. Ms. K. Devasri Roshan, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, on instructions, agrees to the said period. 5. Having noted the same, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition with a direction to all the Respondents, including Respondent Nos.2 to 4, to complete the entire Administrative process, both inter- departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual co-operation and coordination, within a period of five (05) months from today, and to transfer the 3 amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within one (01) month thereafter. 6. The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (04) weeks from today for effective compliance. 7. With these observations and directions, the Writ Petition is allowed. No order as to costs. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 08.04.2026 DSV 4 167 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 31386/2025 08.04.2026 DSV 5 HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI MAIN CASE No. WRIT PETITION NO: 31386/2025 PROCEEDING SHEET Sl. No DATE ORDER Office Note 08.04.2026 GRKP, J Writ Petition is allowed. (vide separate order) ___________ GRKP, J DSV 6