APHC010383062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 19686 OF 2025 Between: Ratnagiri Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Rep. by its Managing Director, G. Veera Bhadra Rao, S/o. Late G. Subba Rao, Aged about 60 years, R/o.Flat No.502, Surya Vihar, Vivekanandha Nagar Colony, Yendada, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Municipal Administration and Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Director of Municipal Administration, Guntur, Guntur District. 3. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 4. The Grater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam. 5. The Chief Planning Officer, Visakhapatnam. 6. The Chief Engineer, Grater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam. 7. The Executive Engineer, Zone-IV, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Visakhapatnam. 8. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department Secretariat, Amaravathi, Guntur District ...Respondents 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 Urban Development, Secretariat, & pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the undisputed bill amounts i e., Rs.62,86,379/- payable to the petitioner in respect of work i.e.. Construction of Kalyanamandapam at Chaluvathota in Ward No.32, Zone-IV even after finalizing the bills as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the Principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to pay undisputed payable to the petitioner in respect of execution of afore mentioned work i.e.. Construction of Kalyanamandapam at Chaluvathota in Ward No.32, Zone-IV forthwith along with 18 percent interest from date of recording of bills. Rs.62,86,379/- bill amounts i.e. lA 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 pay undisputed bill amount i.e., Rs.62,86,379/- payable to the petitioner in respect of work done i.e.. Construction of Kalyanamandapam at Chaluvathota in Ward No.32, Zone-IV, pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI C SUBODH Counsel for the Respondent Nos, 1 to 3: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4 to 7: SRI A S C BOSE SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Counsel for the Respondent No. 8: GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following order: w APHC010383062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 19686/2025 Between: 1.RATNAGIRI ENGINEERING PROJECTS PVT LTD. REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, G. VEERA BHADRA RAO, S/O. LATE G. SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS. R/O.FLAT NO.502, SURYA VIHAR. VIVEKANANDHA NAGAR COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. YENDADA, ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEVELOPMENT, DISTRICT. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND SECRETARIAT, URBAN AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR 2.THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM. 4.THE GRATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5.THE CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM. 6.THE CHIEF ENGINEER, GRATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VISAKHAPATNAM. 7.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ZONE-IV, GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION VISAKHAPATNAM. 2 8.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR 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 mandamCis or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the undisputed bill amounts i.e., Rs.62,86,379/- payable to the petitioner in respect of work i.e.. Construction of Kalyanamandapam at Chaluvathota in Ward No.32, Zone-IV even after finalizing the bills as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the Principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to pay undisputed bill amounts i.e., Rs.62,86,379/- payable to the petitioner in respect of execution of afore mentioned work i.e.. Construction of Kalyanamandapam at Chaluvathota in Ward No.32, Zone-IV forthwith along with 18 percent interest from date of recording of bills and pass such lA 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 the respondents to pay undisputed bill amount i.e., Rs.62,86,379/- payable to the Construction of Kalyanamandapam at Chaluvathota in Ward No.32, Zone-IV pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.C SUBODH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: petitioner in respect of work done i.e.. 3 Order:- Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-corporation. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has 2. completed the work under Agreement No. 29/2023-24/SE (W-ll) EE- IV/DB/GVMC, dated 11.12.2023, entrusted by the respondent-Corporation, and has submitted the final bills. It is submitted that a total amount of Rs. 62,86,379/- is due and payable by the 4‘^ respondent-Corporation to the petitioner on account of the completion of the aforesaid work. However, the said amount has not been 3. paid. Considering the submissions, there shall be a direction to the 4. respondents to verify and release the payments as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed off. There shall be no order as 5. to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- N. NAGAIVIP-ZIA assistanj register FICER //TRUE COPY// SEC To, Urban Amaravathi, Administration and Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Principal Secretary, Municipal 1. The Development, State of Guntur District. 2. The Director of Municipal Administration, Guntur, Guntur District. p % 3. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 4. The Grater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam. 5. The Chief Planning Officer, Visakhapatnam. 6. The Chief Engineer, Grater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam. 7. The Executive Engineer, Zone-IV, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Visakhapatnam. 8. The Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Amaravathi, Guntur District 9. OneCCto Sri. C Subodh Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri. A S C Bose SC for Municipal Corporation [OPUC] 11. Two CCs to GP for Municipal admin and Urban Dev High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 12. Two CCs to GP for Finance Planning High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 13. Two CD Copies GSC 10. fp HIGH COURT DATED:30/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 19686 OF 2025 jS 0 6 AUG 2025 «»/' ^ . Current Section . DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS