APHC010389122025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT the honourable SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N ' WRIT PETITION NO: 20028 OF ■fi' P(3{r t Between: Chevireddy Prabhakar Reddy, S/o. Dayakar Occ Contractor, R/o. South Mopur Village District, Pincode 524004. Reddy, Aged about 61 years, Nellore Rural (M), SPSR Nellore ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Special Chief Secretary Department of Municipal Administration And Urban Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Principal Secretary Secretariat Buildings, Department of Finance Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 3. The Director of Municipal Administration District. and Planning, , Gorantia, Guntur, Guntur 4. The District Collector, Nellore, SPSR 5. The Nellore Municipal Corporation, SPSR Nellore District. 6. The Executive Engineer, Nellore Nellore District. 7. The Chief Executive Officer, APCFSS, Floor, Nidhi Bhavan, APIIC Building, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, Pincode 522503 Nellore District. Rep. by its Commissioner, Nellore Municipal Corporation, Nellore, SPSR Behind ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the arcumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be P eased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the Respondents Rs.4,44,179/- vide M Book No. not releasing the amount even after finalizing the bills of 2043/2023-24 payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i from I Rajanamma House Division No. 12 of - i.e.. Construction of CC Drain to D Ramanaiah House Chinthareddypalem in NMC under GGMP Grant, 398A/GGMP/JTO-I/2023-24, dated 03.02.2024 i Illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct of amount of Rs.4,44,179/ vide Agreement No. IS questioned, as the same is the respondents to pay for payment - vide M Book No. 2043/2023-24 with interest delayed amount to the petitioner in respect of mentioned work forthwith. @24% per annum for the execution of above- jA NO: 1 OF Petition under Section 151 in the affidavit filed i direct the CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to respondents to pay for 2043/2023-24 with interest @24% petitioner in respect of payment of amount of Rs.4,44,179/- - 0 per annum for the delayed amount I o„- execution of works i.e. Construction of CC Drain Rajanamma House to D Ramanaiah No. 12 of NMC to the from House Chinthareddypalem in Division GGMP Grant, vide Agreement under vide M Book No. dated 03.02.2024, forthwith No. 398A/GGMP/JTO-1/2023-24, the Writ petition. pending disposal of Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT. MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,3 & 4: GP FOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 7:GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING Counsel for the Respondent Nos.5 & 6: SRI A.S.C.BOSE, SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS The Court made the following order: APHC010389122025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 20028/2025 [3457] Between: 1.CHEV1REDDY ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR VILLAGE, NELLORE RURAL (M), - PINCODE 524004. PRABHAKAR REDDY, S/0. DAYAKAR REDDY, AGED ', R/0. SOUTH MOPUR SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ...PETITIONER AND 1 THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2 THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS. VELAGAPUDI. AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. VELAGAPUDI 3.THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, GORANTLA, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. BY ITS 4.THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. NELLORE CORPORATION, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5.THE NELLORE COMMISSIONER EXECUTIVE MUNICIPAL engineer. 6.THE 2 7. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE bhavan, behind APIIC DISTRICT, PINCODE 522503 OFFICER, APCFSS building. FLOOR, NIDHI MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR ...RESPONDENT(S): Of Rs.4,44,179/-vide M Book No. 2043/2023-24 v ^ payable to the petitioner in relation to the works from I Rajanamma House to D Division No. 12 of amount even after finalizing the bills, e.. Construction of CC Drain Ramanaiah House Chinthareddypalem in 398A/GGMP/JTO-I/2023-24 dated 03 ^^2024 '^9''®ement No. L, =■=“' pass IA NO: 1 OF Rs 4 44 179/. 2043/2023 94 Payment of amount of 03.02.2024, etd::;,rd;Tdisp:al dated pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. modapothula sumalatha Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 « The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner entrusted by the 5 submits that the petitioner has respondent vide Agreement th executed works as NO.398A/GGMP/JTO-I/2023-24, dated 03.02.2024 and submitted final bills. It authority has also recorded the progress of is submitted that the competent submitted that, in all, an and payable by the respondents to the was recorded in the M-Book, no and certified the work in the M-Book. It is work amount of Rs.4,44,179/- is due petitioner. Though the work progress amounts have been forth coming. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Municipal Administration and Urban Development, for 2. Government Pleader for the respondents 1, 3 and 4; the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning, for the respondents 2 and 7 well as the learned as Standing Counsel for the respondents 5 and 6. Considering the submissions, the respondents 2 and 5 are release the payments due payable to the 3. hereby directed to verify and petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. 5. C^/ R PRASAD A RAO asIistant registrar //TRUE COPY// SE To, Department of Municipal Administration State of Andhra Pradesh, 1. The Special Chief Secretary And Urban Development, Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. Secretariat i 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance and Planning, State of Amaravathi, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi Andhra Pradesh, Guntur District. 3. The Director of Municipal Administration, Gorantia, Guntur, Guntur District. 4. The District Collector, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District. 5. The Commissioner, Nellore Municipal Corporation, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District. 6. The Executive Engineer, Nellore Municipal Corporation, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District. rd Floor, Nidhi Bhavan, Behind 7. The Chief Executive Officer, APCFSS, 3 APIIC Building, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, Pincode 522503. 8. One CC to Smt. Modapothula Sumalatha, Advocate [OPUC] 9. One CC to Sri A.S.C. Bose, SC for Municipal Corporations[OPUC] 10. Two CCs to GP for Municipal Administration and Urban Development High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] GP for Finance and Planning, High Court of Andhra 11. Two CCs to Pradesh [OUT] 12. Two CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:04/08/2025 I '«^(/62fl?5 1 V* r"'’'*'!! ORDER WP No. 20028 OF 2025 Section ^CHEO^ DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS