APHC010405032025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 20900/2025 Between: 1. N VENKATA KRISHNA VARMA, S/O. NADIMPALLI SATYANARAYANA RAJU, AGE 55 YEARS ,68-10-20/4,VIDYUT NAGAR, KAKINADA. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. 2. THE KAKINADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA KAKINADA DISTRICT. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA, KAKINADA 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: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 20900 of 2025 ORDER: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed works as entrusted by the respondents and submitted final bills in and all to an amount of Rs.37,00,661/-. It is submitted that the competent authority has also recorded the progress of work and certified the work in the M-Book. Though the work progress was recorded in the M-Book, no amounts have been forth coming. 2. Heard the arguments on both sides. 3. Considering the submissions, the respondents 2 to 4 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date:11.08.2025 Dvs THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N 42 WRIT PETITION NO: 20900 of 2025 Date: 11.08.2025 Dvs