APHC010309992024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY ,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 15763/2024 Between: Vattem Srinivasa Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BATHALA RAMESH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni,Standing Counsel For Municipalities 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.15763 of 2024 ORDER: 1. The Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing the amounts of Rs.3,09,109/- vide M Book No. 86/2021-22, Rs.69,433/- vide M Book No.15/2022-23, Rs.87,065/- vide M Book No. 41/2020-21 and Rs.59,010/- vide M Book No.90/2022-23, even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e., (i) Construction of RCC culvert at beside of old rama bar purushothamapatnam adda road center 33rd ward Chilakaluripet Municipality vide Agreement No.178/2022-23 dated 06.10.2022 (ii) Repairs and refixing of Duct Central AC (2) repair Council Hall in Chilakaluripet Municipality, vide Agreement No.126/2023-24 dated 04.08.2023 (iii) Providing of CC Approaches in front of YSR statue at Sanjeeva nagar 33rd ward in Chilakaluripet Municipality vide Agreement No. 274/2023-24 dated 29.12.2023 and (iv) Providing CC Approaches Sachivalayam Beside at Sanjeeva nagar 33rd ward in Chilakaluripet Municipality vide Agreement No.270/2023-24 dated 29.12.2023, is illegal and arbitrary. 3 2. Heard Sri Bathala Ramesh, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Smt.Sireesha Rani, learned Standing Counsel for the Respondent No.4-Municipality. 3. At the time of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel for the Respondent No.4 - Municipality passed on written instructions signed by the Municipal Commissioner, Chilakaluripet, which is placed on record, wherein it was stated that the execution of work by the petitioner was admitted and that the Municipal authorities have prepared the bills for payment. It is further stated that due to financial priorities, the bills of the petitioner could not be cleared. It is also stated that the Municipal Authorities are processing bills for uploading in CFMS portal on priority basis one by one on availability of funds including the petitioner’s bills. 4. In view of the aforesaid submissions and also considering the fact that there is no dispute with regard to the execution of work and the amounts due to the Petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition, with the consent of both sides, with the following direction: (i) The Respondent authorities are directed to pay the amounts due to the Writ Petitioner within a period of four (04) months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 4 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 16.4.2025 TJN 5 164 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.15763 of 2024 Date: 16.4.2025 TJN