APHC010495552025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25987/2025 Between: Manne Koteswara Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GNANESWARA RAO MITTIREDDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. S.V.S.S.SIVARAM SC For VMC 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: -2- W.P. No.25987 OF 2025 Date of order: 23.09.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.25987 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 petitioner has executed the works, viz., providing RCC Pipe Culvert in approach road for housing layouts at Kondapalli. (APSHCL Grant), vide agreement No.01/2022-23 dated 27.03.2023, as entrusted by the 6th respondent. 4. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner duly executed the work within the stipulated time to the satisfaction of the 4th respondent. It is further submitted that after execution of the works, the 6th respondent recorded the progress of the work in M Books and thereafter the petitioner has submitted a final bill for a sum of Rs.14,46,988/- and the same was approved by the competent authority, but so far no payment has been made to the petitioner. The learned counsel further submits that due to non-payment of the bill, the petitioner suffering financial hardship. -3- W.P. No.25987 OF 2025 Date of order: 23.09.2025 5. In reply, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 5 and 6, on written instructions, submits that there is no dispute with respect to the completion of the works undertaken and the amount claimed by the petitioner and that the amount would be paid in due course. 6. Considering the submissions, respondents 2, 5 to 7 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 8. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N BV