APHC010478382025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 24322/2025 Between: Mutyala Maha Lakshmana Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: -2- W.P. No.24322 of 2025 Date of order: 11.09.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.24322 OF 2025 ORDER 1. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, and the learned Standing Counsel for the corporation. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed the works under agreement No.89/MGF/2024-25 dated 28.11.2024, entrusted by the respondent-corporation and submitted the final bills. 3. 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.7,90,042/- is due and payable by the respondent corporation to the petitioner. Though the progress of the work was recorded in the M-Book and final bills were also approved for release of payment, amounts were not released. 4. There is no dispute with regard to the completion of the work by the petitioner under the contract. 5. Considering the submissions, respondent Nos.2 and 4 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. -3- W.P. No.24322 of 2025 Date of order: 11.09.2025 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 7. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N BV