APHC010580762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 30260/2025 Between: 1. G N V SATYA EKALAVYUDU, S/O. G. CHINNASATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. D.NO. 1-46, PANDITHAVILLURU VILLAGE, PODURU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION (RWS AND S) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNT OFFICER, ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE RWS AND S WING, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT BHIMAVARAM. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, RWS AND S CIRCLE, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND SSUB DIVISION, ACHANTA, WEST GODAVARI 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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the total due payments of Rs. 3,88,687/- even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e., 1) For Providing Construction of RCC piped underground drainage from BellamkondaStayanarayana House to DesimsettiVenkata Rao house in Kotta colony at Achanta Village of Achanta Mandal vide M. Book. No. 1050 A/RWS(K)/2021-22 for Rs. 1,59,204/-, ii) For Providing Construction of RCC piped underground drainage from BellamkondaStayanarayana House to DesimsettiVenkata Rao house in Kotta colony at Achanta Village of Achanta Mandal vide M. Book. No. 1049 A/RWS(K)/2021-22 for Rs. 2,29,843/- above (02) workswas sanction under GadapaGadapaku Mana Prabhutvam (GGMP) Grant, total pending bills amount of Rs. 3,88,687/-in West Godavari District through the Agreements, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release the pending bills total amount of Rs. 3,88,687/-with 3 interest at 18 percent for the pending bills forthwith for the above said works executed by the petitioner 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 respondents to consider for pending bills of Rs. 3,88,687/- with interest @ 18 % for the works executed by the petitioner for the various works under GadapaGadapaku Mana Prabhutvam (GGMP) Grant, in West Godavari District through the Agreements forthwith, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. ANNAMNEEDI BALAKRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following ORDER: Aggrieved by the non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner in relation to the completed works under M-Book pass order i.e., M.Book Nos.1050A/RWS(K)/2021-2022 and 1049 A/RWS(K)/2021-2022, the present writ petition has been filed. 2. Heard Sri Annamneedi Balakrishna, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 4 3. Ms. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, on written instructions dated 22.12.2025 submitted that the authorities have admitted to pay the entitled net amount to the petitioner and sought ten (10) weeks of time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions of both the learned counsel and as the authorities are ready to pay the net amount to the petitioner, this court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition, at the admission stage with the following direction: <The respondents are directed to release the legally admitted/entitled net amount to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of ten (10) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.= 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 23.12.2025 ANS 5 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 30260/2025 Date: 23.12.2025 ANS