I -i >sbjl APHC010428352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH^j ATAMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) V-:' FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE , PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 22333 OF 2025 Between: M/s. Raghava Traders, Rept. by its Proprietor V Bhaskara Raghvaiah, aged about 80 years, Occu; Contractor, Eswara Enclave, Ramalingeswarapeta, Vijayawada-520003 Andhra Pradesh. Rao, S/o Veera H.No 20-6-147/A , Sri Sai NTR District, ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, A.P Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Finance Department, A.P Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. 3. The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Rept. by Vijayawada, NTR District. 4. The Executive Engineer-I, O/o Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada. 5. The Pay and Accounts Officer Vijayawada, NTR District. - its Commissioner, Work and Accounts Department ...Respondents praying that in the may be Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court pleased to issue Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the 1st and final admitted bills for finalizing the bills payable to the action of the respondents in withholding the a net amount of Rs.8,95,827/-, even after petitioner in relation to the works i.e Upgrading steps to Pothina Appana vari street (Hill Area) in 52nd Division vide agreement No. E.E/GGMP/78/2023-24, dt.23.&.2023, i is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the consider payments of the Final admitted Bills for Rs.8,95,827/-, with interest @ 12% IS questioned, as the respondents to a net total an amount of per annum for the delayed amount to the work forthwith. same petitioner in respect of the execution of above mentioned lA NO: 1 OF 7n'?fi Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated the High Court may be pleased to release the 1st and final admitted bill the works executed by petition. m the affidavit filed in support of the petition direct the respondent authorities to amount of Rs.8,95,827/- lakhs with interest at 12% for the petitioner forthwith, pending disposal of the Writ Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI GNANESWARA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: RAO MITTIREDDI v GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 3 & 4: SRI S.V.S.S.SIVARAM (SC FOR VMC) 2 & 5: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING Counsel for the Respondent Nos. The Court made the following order: APHC010428352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 22333/2025 Between: Raghava Traders ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.GNANESWARA RAO MITTIREDDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2.S.V.S.S.SIVARAM SC For VMC 3.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: W.P. NO.22333 OF 2025 Date of order:22.08.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.22333 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/GGMP/78/2023-24, dt.23.08.2023, for an amount of Rs.8,95,827/- 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. 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.l; the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance, appearing for respondent No.2 and the learned standing counsel for the Municipal Corporation, appearing for respondent Nos.3 and 4. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that the bills are admitted and would be released shortly. 4. Considering the submissions, respondents 2 to 5 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. as W.P. NO.22333 OF2025 Date of orcler:22.08.2025 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs 6. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand|cj( 3sed. Sd/- M.PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Municipal 'Administration Development Department, Amaravathi. and Urban Buildings, Velagapudi, A.P Secretariat 2. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department Bu,ld,ngs, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. (By Speed Post) Z '''^^Vawada Municipal Corporation NTR Distrrct. (By Speed Post) 4. The Executive Engineer-I, Speed Post) 5. The Pay and A.P Secretariat Vijayawada, O/o Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada. (By Accounts Officer, Work and Accounts Department Vijayawada, NTR District. 6. One CC to Sri Gnaneswara 7. One CC to Sri S.V.S. 8- Two CCs to GP for (By Speed Post) Rao Mittireddi Advocate [OPUCJ S.Sivaram (SC for VMC) Advocate Muncipal Admn and Urban fOPUC] Dev, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 9- Two CCs to GP for Finance [OUT] & Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh 10. Two CD Copies TF HIGH COURT DATED:22/08/2025 ORDER WP NO. 22333 OF 2025 S’ 5 t! Sff 2025 m C9 DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS