APHC010587492025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. NANDEPU NAGENDRABABU,, S/O LINGARAO, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC- SARPANCH, R/O. D.NO.4 GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DIST 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI SUB DIVISION,VINUKONDA, PALNADU DISTRICT. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in pleased topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the bill amounts admittedly due to successful completion of the works entrusted to him. The said works are duly IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 30378/2025 NANDEPU NAGENDRABABU,, S/O LINGARAO, AGED ABOUT 30 SARPANCH, R/O. D.NO.4-95, KAMBHAMPADU, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DIST THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI SUB DIVISION,VINUKONDA, PALNADU DISTRICT. ...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 of the respondents in not releasing the bill amounts admittedly due to the petitioner, despite the successful completion of the works entrusted to him. The said works are duly IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI NANDEPU NAGENDRABABU,, S/O LINGARAO, AGED ABOUT 30 95, KAMBHAMPADU, ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI SUB- ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the 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 of the respondents the petitioner, despite the successful completion of the works entrusted to him. The said works are duly recorded in M-Book No. 113-A/ZP/2020- 2021, pertaining to the work of Upgradation of Own Anganwadi Building at Khambampadu-3 (Code No. 723125), Khambampadu Village, Nuzendia Mandal, executed under the ICDS Grant 2018-2019 Funds. The said work was entrusted to the Sarpanch, Grama Panchayat, Khambampadu Village, on nomination basis, and was duly completed and approved for payment of a total amount of Rs. 1,97,209/-, despite completion of the defect liability period and repeated representations made by the petitioner, the respondents have failed to release the bill amounts without any justifiable reason. The said inaction on the part of the respondents is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, and amounts to unjust enrichment, besides being violative of Articles 14, 19, 21, and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents forthwith to release bill amounts admittedly due to the petitioner in respect of aforesaid works along with interest accrued there on and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 respondents to release the funds through proper banking channels into the account of the petitioner or any other account as may be deemed appropriate, towards the amount payable for the work executed by the petitioner under M-Book No. 113-A/ZP/2020-2021, relating to the Upgradation of Own Anganwadi Building at Khambampadu-3 (Code No. * 723125), Khambampadu Village, Nuzendia Mandal, Palnadu District, for a total amount of ?1,97,209/-, pending disposal of the main writ petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SOMISETTY GANESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING ORDER This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents payment of final bill amount of Rs.1,97,209/- in relation to the works completed by the petitioner. 2. Sri Balakrishna, learned Assistant Government Pleader, by placing on record the written instructions of the Executive Engineer, PRI Division, Narasaraopet vide Lr.Rc.No.A5/Court Cases/2024, dated 22.12.2025 submitted that the authorities admitted the amount claimed by the petitioner and sought ten (10) weeks time for payment. 3. Sri B.V.Pavan Kumar, learned counsel, representing Sri Somisetty Ganesh Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner, reported no objection for granting time sought for by the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 4. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondent authorities to pay an amount of Rs.1,97,209/- to the petitioner within a period of ten (10) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATED 23rd day of December, 2025. RR