APHC010310632024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 15708/2024 Between: 1. VATTEM SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. KRISHNA RAO, AGED ABOUT 47 YEKRS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. 36-85, PURUSHOTHAMA PATNAM, CHILAKALURIPET, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, GORANTLA, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. CHILAKALURIPET MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT. 5. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CHILAKURIPET MUNICIPALITY, CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT. 6. THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT. 2 7. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, , AP CFMS OFFICE, 6TH FLOOR, C-BLOCK, ANJANEYA TOWENS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA 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 tomay be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the Respondents not releasing the amounts of Rs.3,57,051/- vide M Book No. 60/2022-23, Rs.91,733/- vide M Book No.29/2020-21, Rs.87,258/- vide M Book No.84/2022-23 and Rs.67,004/- vide M Book No. 42/2023-24, even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e., 1.Replacement of pipe line on 400mm dia HOPE pipe Distribution line at Housing board colony Reservoir to Polireddy palem and YSR colony in chilakaluripet municipality, vide Agreement No.82/2023-24, dated 07.07.2023, 2.Supply arrangements of Refreshments and flower pots for Revive meeting of Smt Vidadala Rajani garu Honble minster and District collector (palanadu) in municipality office chilakaluripet Municipality, vide Agreement No. 136/2023- 24, dated 17.08.2023, 3.Construction of RCC Culvert at Bondhu mastan House beside at Sanjeeva nagar 33rd ward in Chilakaluripet Municipality, vide Agreement No.275/2023-24, dated 29.12.2023 and 4.Supply and delivery of Cool water and Curd at Chalivendram centres at NRT Centre in Chilakaluripet Municipality, vide Agreement No. 316/2023-24, dated 30.03.2024 is questioned, as the same is illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to pay for payment of amounts of Rs.3,57,051/- vide M Book No. 60/2022-23, Rs.91,733/- vide M Book No.29/2020-21, Rs.87,258/- vide M Book No.84/2022-23 and Rs.67,004/- vide M Book No. 42/2023- 24 with interest @24percent per annum for the delayed amount to the petitioner in respect of execution of above-mentioned work forthwith and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 please to direct the respondents to pay for payment of amount of Rs.3,57,051/- vide M Book No. 60/2022-23, Rs.91,733/- vide M Book .No.29/2020-21, Rs.87,258/- vide M Book No.84/2022-23 and Rs.67,004/- vide M Book No. 42/2023-24 with interest @24percent per annum for the delayed amount to the petitioner in respect of execution of works i.e. 1.Replacement of pipe line on 400mm .dia HDPE pipe Distribution line at 3 Housing board colony Reservoir to Polireddy palem and YSR colony in chilakaluripet municipality, vide Agreement No.82/2023-24, dated 07.07.2023, 2.Supply arrangements of Refreshments and flower pots for Revive meeting of Smt Vidadala Rajani garu Honble minster and District collector (palanadu) in municipality office chilakaluripet Municipality, vide Agreement No. 136/2023-24, dated 17.08.2023, 3.Construction of RCC Culvert at Bondhu mastan House beside at Sanjeeva nagar 33rd ward in Chilakaluripet Municipality, vide Agreement No.275/2023-24, dated 29.12.2023 and 4.Supply and delivery of Cool water and Curd at Chalivendram centres at NRT Centre in Chilakaluripet Municipality, vide Agreement No. 316/2023-24, dated 30.03.2024, forthwith, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BATHALA RAMESH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 15708 OF 2024 ORDER : 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed works as entrusted by the respondents and submitted final bills. It is submitted that the competent authority has also recorded the progress of work and certified the work in the M-Book. Though the work progress was recorded in the M-Book, no amounts have been forth coming. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, for the respondents 1, 3, 5 and 6 and the learned Government Pleader for the Finance & Planning for the respondents 2 and 7; and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.4. 3. Considering the submissions, the respondent Nos.2 and 7 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed off. No costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N KGM 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.15708 OF 2024 Dated 14.08.2025 KGM