1 APHC010462022024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] THURSDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 23770/2024 Between: 1. G KRISHNA MURTHY, S/O G GURRAPPA, AGE 55 YEARS, R/O H.NO. 1-64,DOWN STREET, POTHUDODDI (V), PEAPULLY (M), NANDYAL DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYALA, NANDYALA DISTRICT 4. THE COMMISSIONER PRI, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, OFFICE AT NAKKAL ROAD, SURYARAO PETA, VIJAYAWADA 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 6. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PANCHAYT RAJ CIRCLE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT . 7. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYT RAJ (PIU) DIVISION, 2 NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYT RAJ (PIU) DIVISION, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT 9. THE DISTRICT MINES AND GEOLOGY OFFICER, H.NO.4-283, KRANTHI NAGAR, NANDYALA, NANDYALA DISTRICT 10. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KOMMA VIJAYA RAJ KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. Shaik Sultana, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Komma Vijaya Rajkumar, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development and Finance Planning. 2. Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Executive Engineer, PR(PIU) Division, Kurnool, dated 06.05.2025. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Payment Summary in the Written Instructions would indicate that the total value of work done by the Writ Petitioner is Rs.15,86,412.00/-. The Statutory Recovery is for an amount of Rs.1,89,432.00/-, and that the balance amount due to the Petitioner is of Rs.13,96,980.00/-. 3 4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, having taken instructions from her client, is agreeable to accept the balance amount of Rs.13,96,980.00/- as full and final settlement on the condition that the said due amount may be directed to be remitted to the Writ Petitioner as expeditiously as possible. 5. Having regard to the above facts, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition, directing the Official Respondents to pay a sum of Rs.13,96,980.00/- as full and final settlement within a period of sixteen (16) weeks from today, by completing all the inter-departmental and intra-departmental administrative process by cooperation and coordination between all the concerned departments and transfer the said amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within a period of four (04) weeks thereafter. 6. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit a copy of the bank account details to the Competent Authority forthwith, for effective compliance. 7. With these observations and directions, the Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Date: 03.07.2025 Vns