APHC010439782024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 22747/2024 Between: 1. SURYA INFRASTRUCTURES KAKINADA, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, AND CONTRACTOR .YALLA SURYA CHAKRAVARTHI S/O YALLAVENKATA RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/OYALLAVARISTREET, CINEMA ROAD, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI.AMARAVATI. 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIJAYAWADA,NTR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA DISTRICT, KAKINADA. 4. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF KAKINADA, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA TOWN, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KAKINADA KAKINADA DISTRICT 2 7. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 tomay be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declaring the action on the part of the respondents herein, not releasing and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs 14,83,908/- with interest including reimbursable amount to the petitioner even though works were executed and completed by the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and Consequentially to direct the respondents to release and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs 14,83,908/- with interest including reimbursable amount to the petitioner forthwith and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents to release and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs 14,83,908/- with interest including reimbursable amount to the petitioner forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SAMEERA BOKKA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M Krishna Rao SC for skl vzm kkd Municipal Corporations 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 Order:- Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-corporation. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has completed the works, by the respondent-Corporation, and has submitted the final bills. 3. It is submitted that a total amount of Rs.14,83,908/- is due and payable by the respondent-Corporation to the petitioner on account of the completion of the aforesaid works. However, the said amount has not been paid. 4. Considering the submissions, there shall be a direction to the respondents to verify and release the payments as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed off. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 24.07.2025 PNS 4