APHC010027162023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 1403/2023 Between: 1. UDATHA VENKATESWARLU, S/O. RAMANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O. CHEERLA VAN KANDRIKA VILLAGE, PADERU POST, CHEJERLA MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, D. NO. 12-47, PVS ICON, PATHURU CROSS ROAD, TADEPALLI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, NELLORE. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, A.P. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, A.P. 7. MAHIMALUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, MAHIMALUR VILLAGE, ATMAKUR MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, A.P. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action on the part of the Respondents herein not releasing the total bill amount worth of Rs. 3,96,813/- (Rupees Three Lakh Ninety Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirteen only) with interest 212percent p.a.. as per the Judgment of this Hon'ble Court In W.P. No.19525/2021 (WY. No. 10038/2021 and Batch) dated 05.10.2021 under grant of MGNREGS-1-SDF to the petitioner till today and causing heavy loss to the Petitioner even though the work was completed within time as illegal arbitrary and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to release and pay the total bill amount of Rs. 3,96,813/- (Rupees Three Lakh Ninety Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirteen only) with Interest forthwith to the petitioner and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to pass an 3 interim order by directing the Respondents to release and pay the total bill amount worth of Rs. 3,96,813/- (Rupees Three Lakh Ninety Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirteen only) with Interest under grant of MGNREGS+SDF forthwith to the petitioner, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: ORDER: Aggrieved by non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner for the work executed i.e., Construction of Gravelling and metal road from Nellore-Mumbai highway to Basavarajupalem Harijanawada in Atmakiru Mandal in the year 2019, the present writ petition has been filed. 2. Heard Sri Narra Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondents. 4 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the authorities have paid the entitled amounts so claimed by the petitioner and there remains nothing for adjudication, accordingly, prayed to close the writ petition. 4. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 04.11.2025 ANS 5 266 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 1403/2023 Date: 04.11.2025 ANS