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» • .'I a / APHC010424052025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) / O/,M t> m h- THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST vAV TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 22016 OF 2025 X* Between: M/s Sri Sai Constructions, Rep.by. Proprietor D.Ramprasad S/o. Narasimhamurthi, Age 46 years, R/O.H.No.2-277, Anjaneyanagar, Ramanayyapeta(v), Kakinda Rural (m),Kakinada District. ...Petitioner AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration And Urban Development Department Secretariat Building, Velagapudi Amaravathi, Guntur. 2. The Kakinada Municipal Corporation Kakinada, Kakinada District. 3. The Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation Kakinada District. 4. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Department of Finance and Planning Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. rep.by its Commissioner, ...Respondents 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 to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in
withholding the payments of pending amounts of Rs. 17,01,298/- (Seventeen Lakhs, One Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety Eight Rupees only) even relation to the works i.e I.
“ffter finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in Construction of CC Drain at near Sathamma Thalli temple of raja Rammohan tstegar of 9th division II. Providing CC surface road at foundation hospital backside and kotha Kakinada mother Theresa statue backside streets drain sill correction of 7th and 8th division For the year 2023as bad ,illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust and against the Article 21 of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the amounts of Rs. 17,01,298/- (Seventeen Lakhs, One Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety Eight Rupees only) with interest @ 24 percent per annum for the delayed amount till date of realization for the works executed by the petitioner. lA 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 to direct the respondents to releasing the amounts Rs. 17,01,298/- (Seventeen Lakhs, One Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety Eight Rupees only) payable to him pending disposal of the write petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI DEVASRl ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent No. 1: GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV Counsel for the Respondent No.2 and 3: SRI M KRISHNA RAO SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Counsel for the Respondent No. 4: GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following order:
APHC010424052025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO:22016/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER Sri Sai Constructions AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner:
1.DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1.GPMUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEVAP 2.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following:
2 W.P. NO.22016OF2025 Date of order:21.08.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.22016 OF 2025
ORDER
1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed works as entrusted by the respondents 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. 17,01,298/- is due and payable by the respondents to the petitioner. It is submitted that the work progress was recorded in the M-Book. However, no amounts have been forth coming.
2. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner. the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, appearing for respondent No.1, the learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 2 and 3 and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance, appearing for respondent No.4.
3. Considering the submissions, 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 six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
td 3 W.P. NO.22016OF 2025 Date of order:21.08.2025
4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
5. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall Sd/- K.J.RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR stand closed.
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1. The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration And Development Department, State of AP, Secretariat Building, Velagapudi Amaravathi, Guntur.
2. The Commissioner, Kakinada Municipal Corporation, Kakinada, Kakinada District.
3. The Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation, Kakinada District.
4. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance and Planning Secretariat Buildings, State of Andhra Pradesh, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District.
5. One CC to Sri. Devasri Roshan Kancharla Advocate [OPUC]
6. One CC to Sri. M Krishna Rao SC for Municipal Corporation [OPUC]
7. Two CCs to GP for Finance Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT]
8. Two CCs to GP for Municipal Admin and Urban Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT]
9. Two CD Copies GSC Urban
HIGH COURT DATED:21/08/2025 / /
ORDER WP NO. 22016 OF 2025 DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS