APHC010599472025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 30944/2025 Between: Sri Satya Lakshmi Narasimha Boring And Civil Works ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Ms. MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Ld. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. Ld. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3. Sri A.S.C. Bose, Ld. Standing Counsel for R.5 to R.7. The Court made the following: -2- W.P. No.30944 OF 2025 Date of order:10.11.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.30944 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 learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the 5th respondent entrusted the works to the petitioner under agreement No.473/2023- 24/EE-VA/GVMC, dt.20.12.2023. The details of the work are, laying of CC roads and CC drain in Srinivasa Nagar at Akkayyapalem in Ward No.43, with the respective specifications as mentioned in the agreement. 4. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner duly executed the work to the satisfaction of the 5th respondent. It is further submitted that after execution of the works, the progress of the work was recorded in the M book and the quality of the work done by the petitioner was also assessed by the authority, who was employed by the 5th respondent. Later, the petitioner submitted a final bill. The authorities of the 5th respondent admitted the final bill and approvedthe bill for a sum of Rs.13,36,979/- after -3- W.P. No.30944 OF 2025 Date of order:10.11.2025 deducting necessary charges and other expenses, but so far no payment has been made to the petitioner. 5. The learned standing counsel for respondents 5 to 7, on oral instructions, submits that the works undertaken by the petitioner were completed to the satisfaction of the authorities of the 5th respondent, however, due to insufficient funds, the payment could not be made to the petitioner and that the payment would be made in due course. 6. Considering the submissions that the work completed by the petitioner is not in dispute, there shall be a direction to respondents 2 and 5 to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner within a period of six 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