e* APHC010438562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 228.^0 OF 2025 s.-™ 0 Between: Anne Sunil Kumar, S/o.Sambasiva Rao, Contractor, aged about 40 years, Occu D.No.6/199, Ramalayam Street, Pedavadlapudi Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. Mangalagiri ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Municipal Administration & Urban Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, A.P Secretariat A.P Buildings Velagapudi Amaravathi, Guntur District. 3. The Tenali Municipality, Rept. by its Commissioner, District. 4. The Municipal Engineer, Grade-1, Tenali Municipality, Tenali, Guntur District. 5. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Guntur, Guntur District. Tenali, Guntur Works and Accounts Department, ...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 Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in withholding the 1ST and final admitted bills for a net amount of Rs.11,76,201/- and Rs. 10,50,658/- respectively for a total sum of Rs.22,26,859/-, even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e 1)Maintenance and Improvements of CC Road from D.No.17-9-1 to D.No.17-9-31 Street at 18th ward of Tenali Municipality, vide agreement No.206/2023- dt.03.10.2023, 2) Providing CC Road from D.No. 11-4-1 in Masjid 24 to 11-9-46 in NTR Road 27th Ward of Tenali Municipality, vide agreement No.205/2023- 24 dt.03.10.2023, respectively are questioned, as the same is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to consider payments of the Final admitted Bills for a net total an amount of Rs.22,26,859/- with interest @ 12% per annum for the delayed amount to the petitioner in respect of the execution of above mentioned work forthwith. lA NO: 1 OF 202fi 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 respondent authorities to release the 1st and final admitted bills amount of Rs.22,26,859/- lakhs with interest at 12% for the works executed by 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 & URBAN DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 5:GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 & 4: M/s. SIREESHA RANI _ ^ ^ VALLABHANENI, SC FOR MUNICIPALITIES The Court made the following order: APHC010438562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 22830/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER Anne Sunil Kumar AND ...RESPONDENT{S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.GNANESWARA RAO MITTIREDDI 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.22830 of 2025 Date of order; 01.09.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.22830 OF 2025 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 an amount of M-Book. It is further submitted that, in all Rs.22,26,859/- is due and payable by the respondents to the petitioner. The learned counsel further submits that though the work was completed in the year 2023 and the defect liability period is also over, the progress of the work was also recorded in the M-Book and the bills were admitted, no amount has been forthcoming. 2. Heard the submissions of 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, 3 and 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.22830of2025 Date of order: 01.09.2025 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 5. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall st^n/ti closed. Sd/- N NAGAMMA //TRUE COPY// ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 0 To, SECTION OFFICER 1. The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Department, State of Andhra Pradesh Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department Andhra Pradesh, A.P Secretariat Buildings, Velagapud Guntur District. 3. The Commissioner, Tenali Municipality, Tenali, Guntur District. 4. The Municipal Engineer, Grade-1, Tenali Municipality, Tenali. Guntur District. Urban Development A.P Secretariat Buildings, , State of i, Amaravathi. 5. The Pay and Accounts Officer Guntur, Guntur District. 6. One CC to Sri Gnaneswara Rao Mittireddi, Advocate [OPUCJ 7. One CC Works and Accounts Department, to M/s. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni SC for Municipalities[OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP for Municipal Administration and Urban Development High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 9. Two CCs to GP for Finance and Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 10. Two CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT ■■■* DATED:01/09/2025 ORDER WP No. 22830 OF 2025 gf 18 SEP 2025 )S o» JL-current Sectjop^^'^/ DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS