1 APHC010020332025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 1208/2025 Between: 1. M JAGAN MOHAN REDDY, S/O. MURRA NARAPU REDDY, AGED 52 YEARS, POORVA BOMMEPALLI VILLAGE, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 516 434. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, NO.12-47, PVS EMPIRE ROAD, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT MINERAL FUND TRUST, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, 5. THE ENGINEERINCHIEF/CHIEF ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, BANDAR ROAD, OPP. PWD GROUNDS, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, 6. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ CIRCLE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 7. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ (PIU) DIVISION, 2 KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ (PIU) DIVISION, NANDYAL (ERSTWHILE KURNOOL) DISTRICT. 9. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 10. THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, D.NO. 29-2-52, MANASA COMPLEX, RAMA MANDIRAM STREET, GOVERNORPET, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMESH BABU TATAPUDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Ramesh Babu Tatapudi, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development and Finance Planning. 2. learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development and Finance Planning has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Executive Engineer, PR(PIU) Division, Kurnool, dated 30.06.2025. 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.19,96,220.00/-. The Statutory Recovery is for an amount of Rs.2,21,730.00/-, and that the balance amount due to the Petitioner is of Rs.17,74,490.00/-. 3 4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, having taken instructions from his client, is agreeable to accept the balance amount of Rs.17,74,490.00/- 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.17,74,490.00/- as full and final settlement within a period of twelve (12) 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: 07.07.2025 Vns