1 W.P. No.21927 OF 2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 APHC010421732025 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: 21927/2025 Between: 1. YENIKA SRINIVASULU REDDY, S/O. AUDAIAH AGED 55 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR R/O. D. NO. 9/355, COLLEGE ROAD, VISWANATHAPURAM, PODILI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI 3. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, A.P., GORANTLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE PODILI NAGARA PANCHYAT, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER PODILI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH, ONOGLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT 7. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT KANIGIRI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT 8. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PODILI NAGARA PANCHAYAT PODILI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 W.P. No.21927 OF 2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 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 pleased topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of respondents in not preparing and paying final bill amounts for the work executed by the petitioner namely i.e. Podili Nagara Panchayat - ASC Grants/General Funds - Engaging of Tankers on hire basis for transportation of water in Town, vide Agt. No. 27/2021-22, Dated. 18.12.2021 as illegal, irrational and against to the principal of natural justice besides violation of Art. 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to prepare final bills for execution of the above works and pay the same forthwith along with interest in the interest of justice and pass 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SHAIK JAHANGEER BASHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 W.P. No.21927 OF 2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.21927 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. The petitioner was entrusted with the work of transportation, supply, and delivery of potable water in the town of Podili. The petitioner was required to arrange the necessary number of tractors and tankers for the supply of water. The 4th respondent entrusted the work and the petitioner duly completed it. The supplies were also recorded in the M- Book by the Commissioner of the Podili Nagara Panchayat, who is the 4th respondent herein. It is submitted that although the water was supplied and duly certified in the M-Books, no payments have been made. It is further submitted that the 4th respondent authority is responsible for quantifying the payments to be made. The tender was called for an amount of Rs.37,84,100/-, and the petitioner completed the work as per the agreement within a period of three months. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, appearing for respondents, 1, 3 and 5 to 7, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, appearing for respondent No.2, and the learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 4 and 8. 3. Considering the submissions, there shall be a direction to the 4th respondent to quantify and verify and release the due payable to the 4 W.P. No.21927 OF 2025 Date of order:20.08.2025 petitioner within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 4. With the above, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N BV