/ y APHC010418162025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [ WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 21783 OF 2025 Between: M, Pahni Bhushan Rao, S/o Gopala Rao, Aged about Contractor, D.No.5-7/5-10, S'" lane, KL Rao Nagar, Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh. 61 years, Occu: NTR District, ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Slate of Andhra Pradecb, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Department, A.P Municipal Administration & Urban Development Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Department, A.P Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 3. The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Rept. by its Commissioner, Vijayawada, NTR District. Finance 4. The Executive Engineer-Ill, O/o Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada. 5. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Vijayawada, NTR District. Work and Accounts Department, ...RESPONDENTS of India praying that in the the High Court may be more particularly one in the Nature of Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, pleased to issue Writ, Order or direction .r Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the ' and final admitted bill for respondents in withholding the a net amount of Rs.26,64,086/- even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e 1) Providing CC Road to various cross roads at Bethlaham Nagar area in 4'^ Division , vide agreement No.E.E/307/2020-21, dt.06.10.2020, is questioned, as the same is iilegai and arbitrary and consequentiy direct the V": respondents to consider a net total an amount of payments of the Final admitted Bills for Rs.26,64,086/- with interest @ 12% petitioner in respect of the execution of above mentioned per annum for the delayed amount to the work forthwith. lA NO: 1 OF 2n?.4 Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to release the 1* and final admitted bill amount of Rs.26,64,086/- lakhs with interest at 12% for the the petitioner forthwith, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI GNANESWARA RAO MITTIREDDI Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 5:GP FOR FINANCE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 & 4: SRI S.V.S. V.M.C praying that in the circumstances stated works executed by & PLANNING S.SIVA RAM, SC FOR The Court made the following order: APHC010418162025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 21783/2025 Between: M Pahni Bhushan Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and others. Counsel for the Petitioner: ...RESPONDENT 1.GNANESWARA RAO MITTIREDDI Counsel for the Respondent: 1. Ld. Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development 2. Ld. Government Pleader for Finance & Planning 3. Ld. Standing Counsel for Corporation The Court made the following: I k-SIt'Ji 2 W.P. NO.21783OF2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.21783 OF 2025 ORDER 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed works as entrusted by the respondents vide agreement No.E.E./307/2020-21. dt.06.10.2020 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.26,64,086/- is due and payable by the respondents to the petitioner. Though the work progress was recorded in the M-Book, no amounts have been forth coming. 2. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, for respondent No.1, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, for respondent No.2, the learned standing counsel for respondents 3 & 4. 3. Considering the submissions, 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 six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3 W.P. No.21783 OF 2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions if any, shall stand closed. Set/- N NAGAA/IIVIA assistant registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Pnncipal Secretary, Municipal Administration Development Department, State of Andhra Pradesh Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi 2- The Principal Secretary, Finance Department Pradesh, A.P & Urban A.P Secretariat State of Andhra Secretariat Buildings, Velagapud The Commissioner, i- Amaravathi Vijayawada Municipal Corporation . Vijayawada, NTR District. 4- The Executive Engineer 5. The Pay and Accounts Vijayawada, NTR District 6- One CC to Sri Gnaneswara T- One CC to Sri S.V.S.S. 8. Two CCs to GP for -III, O/o Municipal Corporation Officer, Work Vijayawada, and Accounts Department, Rao Mittireddi, Advocate [OPUCj Siva Ram, SC for VMCfOPUCJ Municipal Administratio High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 9- Two CCs to GP n and Urban Development for Finance and Planning High Court of Andhra Pradesh fOUT] 10. Two CD Copies. $sb HIGH COURT DATED:20/08/2025 ORDER WP No.21783 OF 2025 *T 2 3 SEP 2025 60^ ov ^sQyrrent Sectioj^-^^ DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS