APHC010569952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 29798/2025 Between: Perugu Vasu ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G.SAI LOCHAN 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.29798 OF 2025 Date of order: 30.10.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.29798 OF 2025 ORDER 1. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents for non-payment of the bills for the works undertaken by the petitioner. 2. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning, and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation. 3. The petitioner was entrusted with the work construction of community hall in Pernamitta S.C. Colony in Division No.41. The petitioner was issued work order under agreement No.472/23-24, dt.11.10.2023 and the petitioner completed the work under the supervision of the concerned Engineering Department of the 3rd respondent Municipal Corporation and submitted a final bill for a sum of Rs.4,87,364/-. So far no payment has been made to the petitioner. 4. The learned counsel further submits that the work was completed and the same was certified in the M books, however the bills were finalized and the payments were released. -3- W.P. No.29798 OF 2025 Date of order: 30.10.2025 5. The learned standing counsel for the 3rd respondent on oral instructions submits that the work was completed, however on account of lack of funds the bills could not be released. 6. Considering the submissions that the work completed by the petitioner is not in dispute and on account of the lack of funds, the bills of the petitioner could not be released, there shall be a direction to respondents 2, 3 and 7 to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner within a period of four weeks. 7. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 8. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N BV