APHC010480952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH TUESDAY, THE 28 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 25400 OF 2025 Between: 1. SRINIVAS INFRA AND CO, Represented by its Managing Partner, RVS Srinivas Rao, S/o R.Appala Naidu, Aged about 58 years, Occ Contractor, Having office at D.No. 54 Near VS krishna Govt. College, Visakhap 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Roads and Buildings Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 3. The Superintending Engineer, R and B Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4. The Executive Engineer, (R and B) Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam District 5. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 28th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 25400 OF 2025 1. SRINIVAS INFRA AND CO, Represented by its Managing Partner, RVS Srinivas Rao, S/o R.Appala Naidu, Aged about 58 years, Occ Contractor, Having office at D.No. 54-12-51/3, Flat No. 202, VK Greens, Bhanu nagar. Near VS krishna Govt. College, Visakhapatnam. AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Roads and Buildings Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Health, l and Family Welfare Department Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, 3. The Superintending Engineer, R and B Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam 4. The Executive Engineer, (R and B) Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam District Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. ...Respondents IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 1. SRINIVAS INFRA AND CO, Represented by its Managing Partner, RVS Srinivas Rao, S/o R.Appala Naidu, Aged about 58 years, Occ Contractor, 51/3, Flat No. 202, VK Greens, Bhanu nagar. ...Petitioner 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Roads and Buildings Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Health, l and Family Welfare Department Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, 3. The Superintending Engineer, R and B Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam 4. The Executive Engineer, (R and B) Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam District Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. ...Respondents 2 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 to issue a WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents herein, in withholding the payment of 1st and Part bill an amount of Gross Rs.50,67,288/- in Net amount of Rs. 47,14,325/-and 2nd and Part bill, amount of Gross Rs.20,87,395/- in Net Amount of Rs. 20,10,390/- then totally an amount of Gross 71,54,683/- in Net Amount of Rs. 67,24,715/-even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e., Additional Accommodation to the existing Primary Health Centre at Devarapalli in Anakapalli District, vide L.S. Agreement C.R. No.04/2023-24, Dt. 15.05.2023 is questioned, as the same is illegal and arbitrary apart from violative of Articles 14, 16, 19 85 300-A of The Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider for payment of 1st and Part bill an amount of Gross Rs.50,67,288/- in Net amount of Rs. 47,14,325/- and 2nd and Part bill, amount of Gross Rs.20,87,395/- in Net Amount of Rs 20,10,390/- then totally an amount of Gross 71,54,683/- in Net Amount of Rs. 67,24,715/- with an interest @24 percent per annum for the delayed amount to the petitioner in respect of execution of above-mentioned work., forthwith 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 to DIRECT the respondents to consider for payment of 1st and Part bill an amount of Gross Rs.50,67,288/- in Net amount of Rs.47,14,325/- and 2nd and Part bill, amount of Gross Rs.20,87,395/- in Net Amount of Rs. 20,10,390/- then totally an amount of Gross 71,54,683/- in Net Amount of Rs. 67,24,715/-even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e., “Additional Accommodation to the existing Primary Health Centre at Devarapalli in Anakapalli District, vide L.S. Agreement C.R. No.04/2023-24, Dt. 15.05.2023” with an interest @24% per annum for the delayed amount to the petitioner, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following order: Sri Chaitanya Polisetty, learned counsel, representing Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy Kalava, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infrucutous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous applications are closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 28.07.2026 MP 4 8 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO:25400 of 2025 Date: 28.07.2026 MP