APHC010408932022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 25215/2022 Between: 1. M/S. RITHWIK PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED,, REP. BY ITS GPA HOLDER SRI M.INDRASENA CHOWDARY, PLOT NO.37AND 39, NAVODAYA COLONY, ROAD NO.2, BANJARA HILLS, HYDERABAD - 500 034, TELANGANA. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, VELAGAPUDI, A.P. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER PROJECTS, ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, HNSS CIRCLE NO.2, ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HNSS DIVISION NO.5, GUNTHAKAL, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 2 VS,J W.P.No.25215 of 2022 ...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 to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare inaction of the respondents authorities in non- payment of gross bill an amount of Rs.16,72,27,932/-( Rupees Sixteen Crores Seventy Two Lakhs Twenty Seven Thousands Nine Hundred Thirty Two Only) along with interest, payable to the Petitioner's Company in related to HNSS Project - Phase - I - Package No.36 (A) Widening of Peruru Branch Canal from km 1.800 to km 3.270 km, including investigation, preparation of Hydraulic Particulars, designs and Drawings for the balance work in Hagiri branch Canal, Malyam branch canal and other distributary system, construction of CM and CD works on main canal and other distributary system to feed a ayacut of 65000 acres in kharif ID under package no. 36 (A) in Uravakonda and Rayadurgam constituency limits of Anantapuram District, which is illegal arbitrary and also unreasonable and against the terms and conditions of the agreement dated 28-07-2017 and also unconstitutional under article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, Consequently direct the respondent authorities to release the gross bill an amount of Rs.16,72,27,932/- (Rupees Sixteen Crores Seventy Two Lakhs Twenty Seven Thousands Nine Hundred Thirty Two Only) along with interest to the Petitioner company forthwith and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 direct the respondent authorities to release the gross bill an amount of Rs.16,72,27,932/- (Rupees Sixteen Crores Seventy-Two Lakhs Twenty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Two Only) along with interest to the Petitioner Company forthwith and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2022 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 implead the petitioner as Respondent No. 7 in the present Writ Petition and any other IA's to be filed in the Writ Petition No. 25215 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 3 VS,J W.P.No.25215 of 2022 1. Y BALAJI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. N VIJAYA BHASKARA RAO 3. GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV The Court made the following: 4 VS,J W.P.No.25215 of 2022 ORDER: When the matter is taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Dated 24.09.2025 KGR