APHC010445682025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 23430/2025 Between: Gudiseva Nagendram, ...PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VELURI BHARAT SURENDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 2 VSJ WP_23430_2025 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Writ Petition No: 23430 of 2025 ORDER: The present writ petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Direction or Order questioning the action of the respondents in not paying admitted bills an amount of Rs. 11,81,227/- even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e., “O and M such as removal of weed growth and Jammu in Gunderu, Sea and Krishna River Basins (In Weed free condition) for the year 2024-25” under the agreement No. 41/2024-25 respectively dated 30/07/2024 even after finalizing the Bill, as illegal and arbitrary and violative of articles 14, 16 and 21 of constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents to pay above said bills to petitioner….” 2. The petitioner had been awarded the contract of work i.e., O and M such as removal of weed growth and Jammu in Gunderu, Sea and Krishna River Basins (in Weed free condition) for the year 2024-25” vide agreement No.41/2024-25, dated 30.07.2024, by the respondents. After execution of the aforementioned contract work, the respondents issued quality control certificate, dated 06.10.2025, for a sum of Rs.11,81,277/-. As the payment of the said amount has not been made by the respondents, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of this writ petition. 3 VSJ WP_23430_2025 3. It is the contention of the petitioner that even though the respondents admitted that the petitioner is entitled for payment of the aforesaid sum of amount, no payment is being made. The petitioner contends that such non- payment of money is clearly arbitrary and high-handed requiring the interference of this Court. 4. This Court, in various orders, including the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court dated 05.10.2021 in W.P.No.10038 of 2021 and batch had taken the view that such non-payment of dues is arbitrary and that such dues need to be cleared by the respondents at the earliest. 5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader on oral instructions, admitted the amount payable to the petitioner as per the quality control certificate, dated 06.10.2025, for a sum of Rs.11,81,277/-. However, he submits that since the budget was not released by the Government, bill was not paid to the petitioner, soon after release of the budget by the Government, the bill shall be paid to the petitioner. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner agreed for payment of final bill as per the quality control certificate as stated by the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 7. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, and the directions of this Court in various cases and after hearing the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the admitted amounts to the petitioner in 4 VSJ WP_23430_2025 accordance with the quality control certificate, dated 06.10.2025, for a sum of Rs.11,81,277/-, issued by the respondents, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As far as interest component is concerned, if there is any subsisting clause in the agreement/work order envisaging payment of interest upon any amount which is due and payable, the same is binding upon both the parties. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 10.11.2025 SSN/CAB