IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 19365 OF 2024 Between: Ravuri Venkateswarlu, S/o. Venkata Rayudu, Aged 56 years, Contractor, R/o. D. No. 3-31, Main Road, Mallavaram Village, Maddipadu Mandal. Prakasam ...PETITIONER - District. AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, No. 12-47, P. V. S. Empire, Near Pratur Cross Road, Tadepalli, Guntur District. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Rural Water Supply AND Sanitation Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada. 4. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Praja Parishad, Ongole, Prakasam District. 5. The Superintending Engineer, RWS BAND S Circle, Santhapeta. Ongole, Prakasam District. 6. The Executive Engineer, RWS AND S Division, Ongole, Prakasam District. 7. The Deputy Executive Engineer, RWS AND S Sub- Division, Ongole, Prakasam District. 8. The Assistant Engineer, RWS AND S Department, Maddipadu Mandal. ...RESPONDENTS ■ ^ ' 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 order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of , . Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the deficient Experience Certificate to the petitioner, pertaining to the work Operation and Maintenance of the CPWS Scheme to Medarametia and other habitations in Prakasam District for the year 2022-23 with an estimate cost of Rs. 197.00 lakhs without mentioning the value of work in the issued Experience Certificate and further in not issuing the Experience Certificate for the work O AND M of CPWS Scheme to Medarametia and Other Habitations of Prakasam District for the year 2023 - 24 with an estimate cost of Rs. 140.00 lakhs executed by the petitioner, despite completion of the work as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, unreasonable and against the Articles 14 AND 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to issue proper Experience Certificates with all the necessary details to the petitioner. . / • lA NO: 2 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the participation of the petitioner herein in the upcoming tender works and to consider price bid of the petitioner in relation to the works of O&M of CPWS Scheme or similar O&M works in the upcoming tenders, without insisting for the Experience Certificate, pending issuance of the proper Experience Certificates by the respondents herein. lA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 15/04/2024. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to receive the Price Bid of the Petitioner in Tender ID No. 790508 for the work “Operation and Maintenance of CPWS Scheme to Medarametia and other habitations in Prakasam District for the year 2025-26 (from 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026) with an estimate cost Rs. 150 Lakhs” without insisting for experience certificate. Counsel for the PetitionerSRI BANDLA PAVAN Counsel for the Respondents No.1,2: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondents No.3,5,6 to 8: GP FOR IRRIGATION Counsel for the Respondent No.4: — The Court made the following: ORDER 1 APHC010371102024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] ■Ul- MONDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 19365/2024 RAMAKRISHNA Between: MALLAVARAM VILLAGE DISTRICT. 56 R/0. D. NO. 3-31, MADDIPADU MANDAL main road, PRAKASAM ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY rural DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, NO. 12-47, P V. S EMPIRE NEAR PRATUR CROSS ROAD, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3.THE ENGINEERINCHIEF, RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND DEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. 4.THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5.THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, RWS BAND S CIRCLE SANTHAPETA, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ’ 6.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS PRAKASAM DISTRICT. SANITATION ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD, AND S DIVISION, ONGOLE, 7.THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 8.THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, S SUB- DIVISION, RWS AND S DEPARTMENT, maddipadu mandal. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.BANDLAPAVAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV The Court made the follow! ORAL ORDER- Heard Sri Bandia Pavan, learned Counsel P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government ng: for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 2. Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Panchayat Raj has submitted Assistant Government Pleader for the Written Instructions furnished by the Ongole dated 03.05.2025 along with 19.04.2023. Copy of the Written , . „ “Py °f the Experience Certificate is furnished to the Counsel for the Writ Superintending Engineer, RWS&S Circle, the rectified Experience Certificate dated Instruction along with the Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that the defect in the Experience Certificate by including done in Column No.14 as Rs.86,64,403.64/-. the Department has rectified J the value of the work 4. Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner Respondents have would submit that the Official in view of the Order in W.P.No.19365 of 2024 dated received the Tender Application passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2025 28.03.2025 (in the present Writ Petition). 5. Since the defect in the Experience Certificate, Respondents, has already been Court deems it appropriate to allow the stage, without going into the which is issued by the rectified by the Competent Authority, this present Writ Petition, at the admission merit, by directing the Official Respondents to accept the rectified Experience Certificate for the purpose of further processing of the Tender Application. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition allowed. No order as to costs. 6. stands 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. Sd/- V SAVITRI GOWRi assistant registrar //TRUE COPY// SEC ■f^O^FFICER To, T The Principal Secretary, State of Andhra Rural Development Department, Guntur District. ' rsrp'T;'""* . OSBel ' """“'’'"''"“''"“.TM.MUGmp, 3. The Engineer-! ‘ Pradesh, Panchayat Raj and Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, in-Chief, Rural Water Supply AND Sanitation Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada. 4. The Chief Executive Officer, District. Zilla Praja Parishad, Ongole, Prakasam 5. The Superintending Engineer Prakasam District. 7 The' ® P-^asan, Engineer, RWS AND S Sub-Division, Ongole Prakasam District. ^ 9. OnIctTTsR:ZT ® Manda, • ANDLA PAVAN, Advocate [OPUC] lO^Two CCS to GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] ® 11. Two CCs to GP FOR IRRIGATION Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 12. Three C.D.Copies . RWS BAND S Circle, Santhapeta, Ongole District. I , High Court of NM \ HIGH COURT DATED:05/05/2025 ORDER WP.No.19365 of 2024 ALLOWING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS