APHC010398092025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 20114/2025 Between: 1. BHUMIREDDY PAVAN KUMAR REDDY,, S/O. B BHASKAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC.CONTRACTOR, RESIDENT OF D.NO.9/140-1, SAI PETA, KADAPA, Y.S.R DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE KADAPA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP BY ITS.. COMMISSIONER, KADAPA, Y.S.R DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KADAPA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KADAPA, Y.S.R DISTRICT. 5. THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS ACCOUNTS, KADAPA, Y.S.R 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 2 pleased topleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in releasing the net amounts of Rs. 17,45,999/- (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs Forty Five Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Nine only) under CFMS No.2023-2217364, Rs. 17,49,402/- (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs Fouty Nine Thousand Four Hundred and two only) under CFMS No.2023-2077291, Rs. 17,59,831/- (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs Fifty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty One Only) under CFMS No. 2023- 2438647 and Rs. 17, 33, 692/- (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs Thirty-Three Thousand Six Hundred and Ninty Two Only) under CFMS No. 2023-2116602 aggregating to a total sum of Rs.69,88,924/- (Rupees Sixty-Nine Lakhs Eighty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty- Four only), towards the work duly executed by me as arbitrary, illegal and well established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental and Constitutional rights guaranteed to me under Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents pay the amount of Rs.69,88,924/- (Rupees Sixty-Nine Lakhs Eighty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty- Four only). forthwith for all the four works IA 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 pleased to direct the respondents to take necessary action for payment of an amount of Rs.69,88,924/- (Rupees Sixty-Nine Lakhs Eighty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty- Four only), towards the work duly executed by me which are admitted by the Respondents, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PAPUDIPPU SASHIDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed works as entrusted by the 3rd respondent-Corporation and submitted final bills. It is submitted that the competent authority has also recorded the progress of work and certified the work in the M-Book. It is submitted that, in all, an amount of Rs.69,88,924/- is due and payable by the respondents to the petitioner. It is submitted that the bills were also uploaded in the CFMS Portal. However, no amounts have been forth coming. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development for the 1st respondent; the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning, for the respondents 2 and 5 and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents 3 and 4. 3. Considering the submissions, the respondents 2 to 5 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date : 01.08.2025 BMS