«r APHC010519472024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 26948 OF 2024 V \ 4'’ > % f /4 hi CV' *>' Between; Achimsetty Hanumantha Rao, S/o S^i Babu No. 4A, K R Villas, 0pp. Manvitha Botique, Guntur. , aged about 52 years R/o Flat 1st Lane Vidya Nagar Extension, ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra ^ Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of Municipalities and Urban Development Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. A.P Secretariat 2. The Guntur Municipal Corporation, Rep by et Commissioner, Guntur Guntur District. 3. The Examiner of Accounts, Guntur Municipal dSl^poration Guntur. 4. The Superintendent Engineer, Guntur Municipal Corporation Guntur. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 ofthe Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated i pleased to issue m the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the total Ninety Six Thousand One in relation to arrangements due amount of Rs.5,96,160/- {Rupees Five Lakhs Hundred and Sixty Only) payable to the petitioner I f of Tea. Snacks, and office maintenance etc., in Guntur Municipai Corporation provided by the petitioner with arbitrary, unconstitutional and an interest @ 12% per annum as illegal consequently direct the respondents herein to immediately pay the due amount of payment of bill (Rupees Five Lakhs Ninety Six Thousand One Hundred amount of Rs.5,96,160/- and Sixty Only) payable to petitioner in relation to the above work with an interest @ 12% per annum. lA NO: 1 OF 2074 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court direct the Respondents herein to release the may be pleased to due amount of Rs.5,96,160/- One Hundred and Sixty Only) (Rupees Five Lakhs Ninety Six Thousand payable to the petitioner in relation to maintenance etc., in Guntur Municipal Corporation provided by the with an interest @ 12% per annum, within a stipulated time frame. arrangements of Tea, Snacks, and office petitioner Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VENKATA DURGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR MUNCIPAL URBAN DEV ^ ANANTHA ADMN AND Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 4: SRI A S C BOSE (SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS) The Court made the following order: APHC010519472024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) EgS [3457] THURSDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 26948/2024 Between: 1.ACHIMSETTY HANUMANTHA RAO, S/0 SAI BABU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/0 FLAT NO. 4A, K R VILLAS, OPP. MANVITHA BOTIQUE, 1ST LANE VIDYA NAGAR EXTENSION, GUNTUR. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT A.P SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE GUNTUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE EXAMINER OF ACCOUNTS, GUNTUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION GUNTUR. 4.THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, GUNTUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION GUNTUR. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1 .VENKATA DURGA RAO ANANTHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): s ir 1 .GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP The Court made the following; THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 26948 of 2024 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2. 1. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner raised invoice to an amount of Rs.5,96,160/- on account of various maintenance works and also for taking care of the logistic requirements such as supply of steel chairs, carpet, drinking water etc., to Corporation/respondent No.2. 2. an Guntur Municipal 3. It is submitted that respondent No.2 also approved the bills. However, the amounts were not released to the petitioner and the petitioner also made a representation dated 01.11.2024 to respondent No.2 for release of payments. 4. It is not in dispute that the petitioner had executed the works as desired by respondent No.2 and there is no reason in withholding the payments. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to verify and release the bills due payable to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of this order. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall stand 5. closed. Sd/- M. PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Department of Municipalities and Urban Development A.P Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. The Commissioner, Guntur Municipal Corporation, Guntur District. The Examiner of Accounts, Guntur Municipal Corporation, Guntur. 2. Guntur 3. / 4. The Superintendent Engineer, Guntur Municipal Corporation, Guntur. 5. One CC to Sri Venkata Durga Rao An^ntha Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to Sri A S C Bose (SC for Municipal Corporations) Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Muncipal Admn and Urban Dev, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. Two CD Copies TF j HIGH COURT DATED:07/08/2025 ORDER WP NO. 26948 OF 2024 DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS