APHC010473972025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 25145/2025 Between: 1. M/S. SRI DHARMA SHASTA CONTRACTORS,, OFFICE AT D. NO. 18- 91, KONDAPETA, BANAGANAPALLE, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 518 124 REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER APPAJU MURALIMOHAN RAO ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, DEPARTMENT OF PR AND RD, RWS, EFS AND T, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION, DISTRICT COLLECTORATE, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PR(PIU) DIVISION, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRL SUB-DIVISION, BANAGANAPALLI, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 6. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, NANDYAL, 2 NANDYAL DISTRICT. 7. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. ...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 toPleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents in withholding the payments amounting to Rs. 9,62,279.00/- (Rupees Nine lakhs sixty two thousands two hundred and seventy nine) even after successful completion of the work and after finalizing the bills in connection with - Providing gravel road from BC Colony to Chennampalle Pulla Reddy fields (Patti meeda rasta) at Singanapalli Village of Owk Mandal in Nandyal District having Measurement Book no. 3196- A which was sanctioned by way of Progs. No. 34/BPL/GR/PR/NDL/202 3 dated 01.01.2024 of the District Collector, Chairman, DMFT, Nandyal district, as violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and declare the actions of the Respondents as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust and consequently direct the respondents to pay the amounts of Rs. 9,62,279.00/- (Rupees Nine lakhs sixty two thousands two hundred and seventy nine) with interest @ 12percent per annum for the delayed amount till date of realization and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 pleased to DIRECT the Respondents in releasing funds amounting to Rs. 9,62,279.00/- (Rupees Nine lakhs sixty two thousands two hundred and seventy nine) even after successful completion of the work and after finalizing the bills in connection with providing gravel road from BC Colony to Chennampalle Pulla Reddy fields (Patti meeda rasta) at Singanapalli Village of Owk Mandal in Nandyal District having Measurement Book no. 3196-A which was sanctioned by way of Progs. No. 34/BPL/GR/PR/NDL/2023 dated 01.01.2024 of the District Collector, Chairman, DMFT, Nandyal district (Respondent No.3 herein) along with intertest @ 12% per annum and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VARUN BYREDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 3 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 25145/2025 ORDER: 1. Sri D.Vigneshwar Reddy, learned counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. 2. Permission as sought for is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 22.09.2025 TTPPSS 5 74 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 25145/2025 22.09.2025 TTPPSS