APHC010384382024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 19629/2024 Between: 1. PEDIMENT CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED, REP BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR A SAI SRINIVAS, S/O A.P. DEVADAS, AGED 32 YEARS,OCC CONTRACTOR, D NO 1-77, GROUND FLOOR, SRINIVASAPURAM, TIRUCHANOOR ROAD, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATRAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, P.R CIRCLE, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.I.U., CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. . 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 2 1. SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri P. Anand Surya, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy Kalava, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner; Sri T. Sanjeeva Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. 2. The Writ Petitioner is claiming an amount of Rs.21,01,210/- as a net amount after statutory deduction of a sum of Rs.5,87,231/-. 3. Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development has submitted the Written Instruction furnished by the Executive Engineer, P.I.U. Chittoor, dated 07.04.2025. Copy of it is also supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. The same is taken on record. 3. The Respondents have admitted that the total value of work done by the Writ Petitioner is for an amount of Rs.26,88,441/- and that after deduction of the tax etc., of a sum of Rs.5,87,231/-, the balance sum of Rs.21,01,210/- is due to be paid to the Writ Petitioner by the Official Respondents. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the express admission by the Official Respondents, this Court deems it appropriate to allow the Writ Petition with a direction to the Official Respondents including the Respondent Nos.1 to 4 to complete the entire inter-departmental administrative process in every respect within a period of 12 weeks from today and transfer the admitted amount of Rs.21,01,210/- as full and final settlement within four weeks thereafter by transferring the said 3 amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the competent authority within one week from today for effective compliance. 5.With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 6.Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 07.04.2025 JKS 4 39 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 19629 OF 2024 07.04.2025 JKS