APHC010205782025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY ,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 10737/2025 Between: 1. B. GANGI REDDY, S/O B. RAJA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC- CONTRACTOR, R/O D.NO.48/158, PARTHA SARADHI VEEDI, KOTHAPETA, RAYACHOTY, KADAPA, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT AT RAYACHOTY 3. THE RAYACHOTY MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, RAYACHOTY, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RAYACHOTY MUNICIPALITY, RAYACHOTY, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETAIY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI,GUNTUR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No. 10737 OF 2025 ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed questioning action of the respondents in withholding the payment of 1st and Final bill, Net amount of Rs.4,37,908/- (Gross: Rs.4,96,198/-), even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e., “Providing CC road from D.No.51/202-2 to pole no.18/75-A in lawyer Nagi Reddy Street in Ward No.20 in Rayachoty Municipality under GGMP Funds vide Agreement No.671/2023-24, dated 16.12.2023”. 2. When the matter is came up for hearing, the learned Standing Counsel passed on written instructions received by him, signed by the Commissioner, Rayachoty Municipality, wherein it is mentioned that the petitioner had executed the work as stipulated under agreement referred above and completed the work by 27.01.2024. It is further stated that the payment could not be made due to priorities in the expenditure of the Respondent- Municipality and the bills could not be uploaded in CFMS portal. It was also stated that the Municipality will be paying the amounts as and when the amounts are released under GGMP-HIW Grant, without any delay. 3. In view of the aforesaid submissions and also considering the fact that there is no dispute with regard to the execution of work and the amounts due 3 to the Petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition with the following direction: (i) The Respondents are directed to pay the amounts due to the Petitioner within a period of four (04) months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. _____________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 30.04.2025. SCS 4 168 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 10737/2025 Date: 30.04.2025. SCS