APHC010534332024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] FRIDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 28037/2024 Between: 1. TALLAGANTI RAMESH BABU, S/O YESURATNAM, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O D.NO. 30/691, CHINA ULLINGIPALEM, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPT. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT AT MACHILIPATNAM 3. THE MACHILIPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT 4. THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, MACHILIPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. A S C BOSE (SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AP) 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 of i.e., 1) Providing CC Road and drain to road from 9/99 to Sri Lakshmi kotesh house D No. 20/516-lb in 9th ward vide Agreement NO.114/GGMP/2023-24, Dt. 08.02.2024, 2)Providing CC road to New colony cross road from Borra Ratna Kumari Gari house to P. Chintaiah Gari house in bandarakota in Division No.21 vide Agreement No. 77/GGMP/2023-24, Dt. 30.11.2023, 3)Providing CC road to New colony cross road from Kollipara Srinivas gari house in bandarakota in Division No. 21 vide Agreement No. 79/GGMP/2023-24, Dt. 30.11.2023, 4)Providing CC road to New colony cross road to Gorla Srinivasa Rao Gari House in bandarakota in Division No.21 vide Agreement No.78/GGMP/2023-24, Dt. 30.11.2023, 5) Providing CC road Chinna Anjaneya Swami roads 8s konda chicken shop road in 50th Division vide Agreement No. 116/GGMP/2023-24, Dt. 08.02.2024, 6) Providing CC road and Drains at narayanapuram and CDN Prasad and Jetti vari street roads in 46th Division of Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation vide Agreement No.99/GGMP/2023-24, Dt. 27.01.2024 and 7) ProvidingCC drain from EP N 8/133 (Munta Annapurna road), EP No 8/100 to 8/131 (Viswakarma Temple road) in Viswabrahmana colony in Division No. 8 vide Agreement No. 145/GGMP/2023-24, Dt. 17.02.2024 vide (M Nos.224/ 4 2022-2023, 127/2017-2018, 121/2017-2018, 74/2017-2018, 5/2022-2023, 194/2022-2023 and 3/2023-2024 respectively), entrusted by the respondent Nos.3 and 4 corporation, and submitted the final bills. 3. It is submitted that a total amount of Rs. 38,11,558/- is due and payable by the respondent Nos.3 and 4 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 six (06) 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 18.07.2025 PNS 5