\ ' APHC010383202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 19647 OF 709^ JULY a Between: P. Venkata Rami Reddy, Aged 68 D.N0.25/117-B, SanjeevaNagar, Pradesh. years, S/o. Late Chinna Malla Reddy, Nandyal Nandyal District, Andhra ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, r Department of Municipal Administration Rep by its Principal Secretary and Urban Development Secretariat Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep .by its Principal Secretary Secretariat, Velagapudi, Department of Finance and Planning Amaravathi, Guntur District. 3. The Nandyal Municipality, Represented by Nandyal District. its Commissioner, Nandyal, 4. The Municipal Engineer, Nandyal Municipality District. Nandyal, Nandyal ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Articie 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the - in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court an appropriate Writ Order or direction circumstances stated i pleased to issue may be more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action Withholding the payments of Rs. 12.75,608/- totalling Nine thousand One hundred of the Respondents in pending amounts of Rs. 10.33,564/-, an amount of Rs.23.09.172/- (Twenty three’lakhs seventy two rupees) for the year 2022 2024 even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the works ( .) rocurement of central Median shrubs (supply, delivery and plantation of Central Median shrubs). (2.) Procurement of Avenue Plants (supply, delivery plants on both sides of the roads in as bad, illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust and and Plantation of various types of Avenue Nandyal Municipality) against the Article 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the amounts of Rs.23,09,172/- (Twenty three lakhs Nine Respondents to pay the thousand One hundred seventy two rupees) forthwith release the payments of above bill amount along with 12% interest. lA NO: 1 OF Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed i direct the praying that in the circumstances stated in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to respondents to release and pay the amounts of Rs.23 09 172/- Twenty three lakhs Nine thousand One hundred seventy two rupees) release me payments of the bill amount along with 12% interest, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI THATHIREDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: ASHOK SRIVASTAVA GP FOR MUNICIPAL administration and urban development FINANCE AND PLANNING SRI G. LAKSHMINARAYANA, SC for municipalities Counsel for the Respondent No.2:GP FOR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 & 4: The Court made the following order: APHC010383202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] 0^ THURSDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 19647/2025 Between: 1.P VENKATA RAMI REDDY, AGED 68 YEARS, S/0. LATE CHINNA MALLA REDDY, D.N0.25/117-B, SANJE EVANAGAR, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADES ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP .BY ITS PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE NANDYAL MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 4.THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, NANDYAL MUNICIPALITY, NANDYAL, NANDYAL 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 topleased to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the payments of pending amounts of ■ .¥ Rs.10,33,564/-, Rs.12,75,608/- totalling an amount of Rs.23,09,172/- (Twenty three lakhs Nine thousand One hundred seventy two rupees) for the year 2022, 2024 even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the works (1.) Procurement of central Median shrubs (supply, delivery and plantation of Central Median shrubs). (2.) Procurement of Avenue Plants (supply delivery and Plantation of various types of Avenue plants on both Sides of the roads in Nandyal Municipality) as bad, illegal, arbitrary, improper dlTct ,h Constitutionof India and consequently I vt Respondents to pay the amounts of Rs.23,09,172/- (Twenty three akhs Nine thousand One hundred seventy two rupees) forthwith release the payments of above bill amount along with 12 PERCENT interest and pass lA NO: 1 OF Petition under Section 151 CPC in tho offiw t f I ^ • praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Rs 23I9V;:? pay the'amounts r^neeif;! seventy two rupees) release the payments of the bill amount along with 12% interest pending disposal of the writ petition and pas Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.THATHIREDDY ASHOK SRIVASTAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING f The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner executed the works entrusted by the 3' i submits that the petitioner has respondent and completed the of the competent authorities. It is amount of Rs.23,09,172/- is due and payable by the construction work to the satisfaction submitted that, in all, an respondents to the petitioner on It is submitted that, account of completion of the aforesaid works, after having completed the works, the petitioner submitted also approved. However, no payments were the final bills, which were forthcoming. learned counsel for the petitioner; the learned Assistant Municipal Administration and Urban Development, for learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and and learned Standing Counsel for Municipal 2. Heard the Government Pleader for the respondent; the Planning, for the 2"^ respondent Corporation, for the respondents 3 and 4. Considering the submissions, the respondent Nos.2 to 4 are expeditiously es possible weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of 3. directed to verify and release the payments as preferably within a period of six (6) this order. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 4. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- SHAIK WiOHD. RAF! assistant REC^STRAR //TRUE COPY// section officer To, of Municipal Administration and Pradesh, Secretariat Velagapudi, 1. The Principal Secretary Department Urban Development, State of Andhra Amaravathi, Guntur District. \ r 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance and Planning, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 3. The Commissioner, Nandyal Municipality, Nandyal, Nandyal District. 4. The Municipal Engineer, Nandyal Municipality, Nandyal, Nandyal District. 5. One CC to Sri Thathireddy Ashok Srivastava, Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to Sri G.Lakshminarayana, SC for Municipaiities[OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Municipal Administration and Urban Development High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 8. Two CCs to GP for Finance and Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 9. Two CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:31/07/2025 ORDER WP No.19647 OF 2025 5f 12 AUG 2025 m ntSKtiW'^^ C5 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS