1 APHC010004422025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] THURSDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 235/2025 Between: 1. CHALLA SESHU KUMAR, S/O.THRIMURTHULU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O.D.NO2-71, RAMALAYAM STREET, RAJANAGARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, S 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, AP 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S DIVISION, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, AP 6. THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER FINANCE DEPARTMENT WORKS AND PROJECTS, DOWLAISWARAM, EAST GODAVARI 2 DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. YASWANTH GADE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri G. Yaswanth, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Finance Planning. 2. Learned Asst. Government Pleader has submitted the Written Instruction dated 20.02.2025 furnished by the Executive Engineer, RWS & S Division, Rajamahendravaram. Copy of it is supplied to the Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that the Respondent No.4 is admitting that the balance amount of Rs.10,61,500/- is still due to be paid to the Writ Petitioner herein. 4. Having regard to these facts and circumstances, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition at the admission stage, without going into merit, directing the Official Respondent Nos. 1, 4 and 5 to complete the entire process from the side of both the Departments within a period of six (06) weeks and remit the due amount of Rs.10,61,501/- into the account of the Writ Petitioner within a period of two (02) weeks thereafter and convey the said action to the Writ Petitioner forthwith. 5. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 3 6. Needless to state that the Department of Finance and the Department of Executive Engineer have to coordinate with each other, as a matter of public duty in completing the said process. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENIRAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 06.03.2025 Mnr 4 50 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.235 OF 2025 Dt: 06.03.2025 Mnr