APHC010607842025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] WEDNESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 31933/2025 Between: 1. S RAJA MAHESH RAO, S/O. GODDOJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.9-627, KANNEPUKUNTAPURAM VILLAGE DHONE, DHONE(M), KURNOOL DISTRICT-518222. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. . 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR RWS S, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, RWS S DIVISION, KURNOOL DISTRICT 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS S DIVISION, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 6. 2 6. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS, SUB DIVISION, DHONE, NANDYALA DISTRICT 7. 7. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 8. THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, DHONE, NANDYALA 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 to issue a 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 pending due payments of amount Rs.3,99,930/- even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e., to Replacement of Pumping main in in SC Colony at Kannepukunta Village of Dhone Mandal of Agreement, dated 28.02.2024 vide M.Book No.964A/ZP/2018 for Dhone, Nandyala Dist Under 12percent RWS (ZPP) 2023-24 Funds, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release the pending amounts of Rs.3,99,930/- with interest for the pending bills forthwith for the above said work 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 to direct respondents to consider for Pending Amount Bills of Rs.3,99,930/- with interest for the work executed by the petitioner for the various work in Dhone (M), Nandyala Dist, through the Agreements forthwith, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KOMMA VIJAYA RAJ KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 3 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORDER: Non payment of bill amounts to the petitioner for replacement of pumping main in SC colony at Kannepukunta Village, Dhone Mandal, Kurnool District, is the grievance of the petitioner. 2. Heard Sri Komma Vijaya Rajkumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents on written instructions dated 08.12.2025 submitted that the respondents admit the bill amount claimed by the petitioner and they are ready and willing to process the same and pay the amounts, however, sought time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection but prayed to grant reasonable time as the amount is paltry. 5. Taking into consideration, the submissions of both the learned counsel, as the authorities are ready to pay the net amount to the petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition at admission stage. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. The respondents are directed to release the admitted/legally entitled amount to the petitioner 4 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. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 10th December, 2025 RKS