/ - > APHC010307562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADE^ AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) S :x '£f >■ WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUSlfe^^^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 15527 OF 2n7fi ^ ^ Sr 4^. Between: Sri S Leela Mohan Reddy, S/o. S. Venkata Subba Reddy, Aged 37 D.No.23-3-2131, 12^^ street, chandramouli nagar, A.K.Nagar, SPSR Nellore District years. ...Petitioner^ AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary Department of Municipal, Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur. 2. The District Collector, SPSR Nellore District. 3. The Nellore municipal corporation, Rep.by. Commissioner, Nellore District. 4. The Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation, SPSR Nellore District. 5. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Finance Planning, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. Administration Urban Development, SPSR ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly one praying that in the in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents i withholding the payments of pending amounts of Rs. 9,70,639/- (Nine Lakhs, Seventy Thousand, Six hundred and Thirty Nine Rupees only) even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e. “I. Upgradation of BT Road from D.No.4/264 to D.No.4/209 buja Nellore in Division in at main road in bua no 25 of NMC Under Gadapa gadapaku prabhutvam vide Agreement no.551/GGMP/EEI/2023-24, Dated 18.01.2024” as bad, illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust and against the Article 21 of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents mana to pay the amounts of Rs. 9,70,639/- (Nine Lakhs, Seventy Thousand, Six hundred and Thirty Nine Rupees oniy) with interest @ 24% per annum for the delayed amount till date of realization for the works executed by the petitioner. _ lA NO: 1 OF 207!^ Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fiied in support of the petition, the High Court direct the respondents to forthwith may be pleased to consider releasing the amounts Rs. Six hundred and Thirty Nine pending disposal of the writ 9,70,639/- (Nine Lakhs, Seventy Thousand, Rupees oniy) payable to the petitioner herein petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI DEVASRI ROSHAN Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 3 & 4: SRI A S C BOSE (SC FOR ^ MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS) Counsel for the Respondent No.5: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING The Court made the following order: APHC010307562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY.THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 15527/2025 Between; 1.S LEELA MOHAN REDDY, S/0. S. VENKATA SUBBA REDDY, AGED 37 YEARS, D.NO.23-3-2131, NAGAR, A.K.NAGAR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT 12THSTREET, CHANDRAMOULI ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, URBAN ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL, DEVELOPMENT, AMARAVATHl, GUNTUR. 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 3.THE NELLORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY. COMMISSIONER, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 4.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHl, GUNTUR DISTRICT. PLANNING, ...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 2 pleased topleased to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the payments of pending amounts of Rs. 9,70,639/- (Nine Lakhs, Seventy Thousand, Six hundred and Thirty Nine Rupees only) even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e. I. Upgradation of BT Road from D.No.4/264 to D.No.4/209 at main road in bua buja Neiiore in Division no 25 of NMC Under Gadapa gadapaku mana prabhutvam vide Agreement no.551/GGMP/EEI/2023- 24,Dated 18.01.2024 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. 9,70,639/- (Nine Lakhs, Seventy Thousand, Six hundred and Thirty Nine Rupees only) with interest @ 24 PERCENT per annum for the delayed amount till date of realization for the works executed by the petitioner and pass lA 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 pleased to direct the respondents to forthwith consider releasing the amounts Rs. 9,70,639/- (Nine Lakhs, Seventy Thousand, Six hundred and Thirty Nine Rupees only) payable to the petitioner herein, pending disposal of the writ 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 The Court made the following: 3 Order:- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed work entrusted by the respondent-corporation vide Agreement NO.551/GGMP/EEI/2023-24, dated 18.01.2024 and submitted the final bills. It is submitted that the competent authority has recorded the progress of the work and certified the same in the M-Book. It is further submitted that, in all, an amount of Rs. 9,70,639/- is due and payable by the respondents to the petitioner. Though the progress of the work was recorded in the M-Book, no amount has been forthcoming. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development; the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-corporation. 3. Considering the submissions, the respondent Nos.3 to 5 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. A 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand cipqgd. Sd/- M.RAMESH BABU DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Department of Municipal, Administration and Urban Development, Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Guntur. 2. The District Collector, SPSR Nellore District. Amaravathi,' 0> 3. The Commissioner, Nellore municipal corporation, SPSR Nellore District. 4. The Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation, SPSR Nellore District. 5. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District 6. One CC to Sri Devasri Roshan Kancharla Advocate [OPUC] 7. One CC to Sri A S C Bose (SC for Municipal Corporations) Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP for Muncipal Admn and Urban Dev, Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 9. Two CCs to GP for Finance & Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 10. Two CD Copies and Planning High Court of__ TF HIGH COURT DATED:13/08/2025 I » ' SEP 2025 ^ ^ Current Section . 4 ORDER WP NO. 15527 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS