APHC010619892025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 32113/2025 Between: M M Constructions ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Sri SHAIK MOHAMMED ISMAIL Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Ld. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2. Ld. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3. Sri Gudapati Lakshmi Narayana, Ld. Standing Counsel for R.6. The Court made the following: -2- W.P. No.32113 OF 2025 Date of order:19.11.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.32113 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- Municipal Corporation. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the 6th respondent entrusted the works, i.e., construction of CC drains and laying of CC road from D.No.10/311 to 10/220 and D.No.10/220 to KK street junction (Potuluru Veerareddy Street) under the proceedings No.1012/GGMP/ASO/CPO/2022, dt.27.10.2022. 4. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner duly executed the work to the satisfaction of the 6th respondent. It is further submitted that after execution of the works, the progress of the work was recorded in the M books. Later, the petitioner submitted the final bill. The authorities of the 6th respondent, after the quality check and after fulfilling statutory requirements, -3- W.P. No.32113 OF 2025 Date of order:19.11.2025 approved the final bill for a sum of Rs.11,17,694/-, but so far no payment has been made to the petitioner. 5. The learned standing counsel for the 6th respondent, on oral instructions, submits that the work undertaken by the petitioner was completed to the satisfaction of the authorities of the 6th respondent. However, on account of lack of funds, the payment could not be made to the petitioner till now, and that payment would be made shortly. 6. Considering the submissions that the work completed by the petitioner is not in dispute, there shall be a direction to respondents 2 and 6 to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner within a period of six weeks. 7. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 8. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N BV