1 APHC010400142024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] THURSDAY ,THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 20309 OF 2024 Between: 1. HABITATION WORKS COMMITTEE, RAVINUTHALA, REP., BY ITS CHAIRMAN, CHEBROLU HANUMANTHA RAO, S/O. CHEBROLU VENKATESWARLU, AGED 57 YEARS, R/O. RAVINUTHALA VILLAGE, KORISAPADU MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE ANDHRA PRADESH CENTER FOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES, 3RD FLOOR, NIDHI BHAVAN, IT PARK, BESIDE APIIC TOWERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN CUM PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT 4. THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BAPATIA DISTRICT, BAPATIA. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI PLUS PIU DIVISION, BAPATIA 2 DISTRICT, BAPATIA 6. THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, DIRECTORATE OF WORKS AND ACCOUNTS VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT 7. THE ASSISTANT PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KAVITHA GOTTIPATI 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 Ms. Nirupama, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Ms. Kavitha Gottipati, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development and Finance & Planning. 2. The present Writ Petition is filed for recovery of an amount of Rs.19,75,211/-. 3. Sri Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader has submitted the Written Instructions dated 03.04.2025 furnished by the Executive Engineer, PR Division, Bapatla. Copy of it is supplied to the Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 4. The Written Instruction would indicate that under the ‘Payment Summary’ table, the value of the work done by the Writ Petitioner is for an amount of Rs.19,31,824/- (Gross amount). It is submitted that the statutory recovery has to be made for a sum of Rs.2,78,596/- and that the Official Respondents are now willing to pay Rs.16,53,228/- (Net amount), as full and final settlement. 3 5. Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, on instruction, would submit that the Writ Petitioner is willing to accept the said amount as full and final settlement on the condition that the said amount is paid to the Writ Petitioner as expeditiously as possible. 6. Having regard to the these submissions, there shall be a direction to the Official Respondents to pay the due amount of Rs.16,53,228/- as full and final settlement to the Writ Petitioner by completing the administrative formalities through proper coordination and cooperation between the concerned Departments within a period of six (06) weeks from today and remit the above said due amount to the Bank account of the Writ Petitioner within four (04) weeks thereafter and inform the same to the Writ Petitioner forthwith. 7. The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the details of Bank account to the Competent Authority within one week for effective compliance. 8. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 9. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 03.04.2025 Mnr 4 123 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 20309 OF 2024 Dt: 03.04.2025 Mnr