APHC010355532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 18322/2025 Between: 1. M/S. SRI VISHNU SHRAM CONSTRUCTIONS,, D.NO. 4-1-735-1, 7TH STREET, ANJANEYA NAGAR, BADVEL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER VAKAMALLADASARADHARAMIREDDY. 2. VAKAMALLA DASARADHA RAMIREDDY,, S/O. RAMA MOHAN REDDY, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. D.NO. 3-30, PANGAVANDLAPALLE, THIRUVENGALAPURAM, BADVEL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, SRI KRISHNA ENCLAVE, GORANTIA, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, KADAPA. 2 5. THE BADVEL MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, BADVEL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 6. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BADVEL MUNICIPALITY, YSR KADAPA 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, Order, or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the payments for the works i.e Construction of New C.C. Roads and Reinstatement of damaged C.C. Roads in 11th Wards of Badvel Municipality (Package-Ill) through the Agreement No. 3/2022-2023, dated 25- 04-2022 for an amount of Rs.1,61,11,834/- as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release Rs.1,61,11,834/- forthwith for the above said works executed by the petitioners and pass such 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 may be pleased to direct respondents to consider for payment of amounts of Rs. 1,61,11,834/- for the works executed by the petitioners for Construction of New C.C. Roads and Reinstatement of damaged C.C. Roads in 11th Wards of Badvel Municipality (Package-Ill) through the Agreement No. 3/2022-2023, dated 25-04-2022 for an amount of Rs. 1,61,11,834/- forthwith, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed the work as per Agreement No.3/2022-2023, dated 25.04.2022 entrusted by the 5th respondent and also submitted the final bills after having obtained the work completion certificate from the competent authority. It is submitted that the payments due payable to the petitioner were also uploaded in the CFMS Portal on 25.03.2024. However, no amounts have been forth coming from the 5th respondent. 2. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 4th respondent submits that now the payments are routed through NIDHI Portal, and that the 4th respondent has issued written instructions to the Standing Counsel that the bill will be processed in NIDHI Portal within a period of thirty (30) days. 3. Recording the submissions, the respondent Nos.2 to 5 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date : 21.07.2025 BMS