I APHC010432902025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ^ PRESENT • HY V- THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N -.m 7 9 •y WRIT PETITION NO: 22504 OF 2025 ■4 ■ Between; A Rave^dra, S/o. Venkata Ramaiah Age 40 years, Occ: Contractor R/o. Srinivasa Towers, Flat No. F1, M.S.R. Nagar, 4th Street, Magunta Layout, Nellore, Nellore District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipalities and Mdfban Development Department, A.P. Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, FinkfTce and Planning Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 3. The District Collector, Nellore district at Nellore 4. The Nellore Municipal Corporation, Nellore, Nellore District. Rep by its Commissioner 5. The Executive Engineer, Nellore Municipal Corporation Nellore, Nellore District. ...Respondents Petition under Article 2*2^ of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be / pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature' of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing payment for the bills to the petitioner for the works executed by him namely i.e. i) Laying of CC Road from D. No. 26-3-1129 to D. No. 26-3-1080 and from D. No. 26-3-1136 to D. No. 26-3-1146 at Teachers Colony Secretariat in Division No. 26 of NMC under Gadapa Gadapa Mana Prabhutvam agr^ent No. 917gGMP/2023-24 Dated. 20.06:2023 for an amount of Rs. under 14,9%9t7/- and ii) Laying of CC Road near Challas Apartment from Door. No. 26-3-279 to Door. No. 26-3-290 in Tyagaraju Nagar 6th street in Division No. 26 of NMC under Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam under 9'0;gGMP/EEIII/23-24 Dated. agreement 20.06.2023 for an amount of Rs. 19^56,257/-, (total amount of Rs. 34,55:i74/-) as illegal, arbitrary, malafidy, high-handed, and contrary to the procedure established by law apart from being violative of Articles 14 and 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents to release the payment of above bill along with interest forthwith in the interest of justice. lA NO: 1 OF 2Q2fi 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 pay the bill of the petitioner for the works by him namely i) Laying of CC Road from D. No. 26-3-1129 1080 & from D. No. 26-3-1136 to D. No. 26-3-1146 at executed to D. No. 26-3- Teachers Colony Gadapa Mana Dated. 20.06.2023 for Secretariat in Division No. 26 of NMC under Gadapa Prabhutvam under agreement No. 91/GGMP/2023-24 an amount of Rs. 14,98,917/- and ii) Laying of CC Road near Challas Apartment from Door. No. 26-3-279 to Door. Nagar 6thstreet in Division No. 26 of NMC No. 26-3-290 in Tyagaraju under Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam under agreement No. 9o7gGMP/EEIII/23-24 Dated. 20.06.2023 for an amount of Rs. 19,56,257/-, (total amount of Rs. 34,55,174/-) pending disposal of the Writ Petition. J Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 3: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4 & 5: SRI A S C BOSE (SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS) / The Court made the following order: % / APHC010432902025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 22504/2025 Between: A Raveendra ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: ...RESPONDENT(S) 1.KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following; -2- W.P. No.22504 of 2025 Date of order: 29.08.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.22504 OF 202fi ORDER 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed works entrusted by the respondent-corporation and submitted the final bills. It is submitted that the competent authority has recorded the progress of the work and certified the same in the M-Book. It is further submitted that, in all, an amount of Rs. 19,56,257/- is due and payable by the respondents to the petitioner. Though the progress of the work recorded in the M-Book, no amount has been forthcoming. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development; the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-corporation. 3. Considering the submissions, respondent Nos.2 and 4 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand clcjs^d. was as Sd/- M. PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Municipalities and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 3. The District Collector, Nellore District at Nellore 4. The Commissioner, Nellore Municipal Corporation, Nellore, Nellore District. 5. The Executive Engineer, Nellore Municipal Corporation, Nellore, Nellore District. 6. One CC to Sri Kambhampati Ramesh Babu, Advocate [OPUC] 7. One CC to Sri A S C Bose (SC for Municipal Corporations), Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCS to GP for Muncipal Admn Urban Dev, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 9. Two CCS to GP for Finance & Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 10. Two CD Copies TF HIGH COURT DATED:29/08/2025 ORDER WP NO. 22504 OF 2025 S( 17 SEP 2025 O > 'r'l; «» DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS