APHC010496762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 26736/2025 Between: 1. D PRAVEEN KUMAR REDDY, S/O. D.TULASI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC- CONTRACTOR, R/O.D.NO.5-5-89, ULIMELLA VILLAGE, PULIVENDULA MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, ANDHRA PRADESH, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE PULIVENDULA MUNICIPALITY, PULIVENDULA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, PULIVENDULA MUNICIPALITY, PULIVENDULA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 5. THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, PULIVENDULA MUNICIPALITY, PULIVENDULA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 appropriate writ, direction, order or orders, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus in questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing bill payment for the work i.e., Pulivendula Municipality - PADA Grants 2023-24 - Laying of CC Roads and Restoration of Damaged Existing CC Roads from Raja Reddy park near Loyola College to Kadapa road and from Trilok Mart to Sri Rama Temple in Pulivendula Municipality in respect of the bill amount of Rs.1,22,30,831/- for the work executed by the petitioner despite the claim for the payment of bill amount is raised (Token No.2024- 1176618) as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release an amount of Rs.1,22,30,831/- towards the bill amount for the works executed by the petitioner and to 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 an amount of Rs. 1,22,30,831/- towards bill amount for the works executed by the petitioner i.e., i.e., Pulivendula Municipality - PADA Grants 2023-24 - Laying of CC Roads and Restoration of Damaged Existing CC Roads from Raja Reddy park near Loyola College to Kadapa road and from Trilok Mart to Sri Rama Temple in Pulivendula Municipality, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K NAVEEN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has awarded the work of Pulivendula Municipality – PADA Grants 2023-24 – Laying of CC roads and restoration of damaged existing CC roads from Raja Reddy park near Loyola College to Kadapa road and from Trilok Mart to Sri Rama Temple in Pulivendula Muinicipality, vide Agreement No.211/2023-24, dated 09.02.2024, as entrusted by the respondents and submitted final bills. It is submitted that the competent authority has also recorded the progress of works and certified the works in the M-Book. It is submitted that an amount of Rs.1,22,30,831/- is due and payable by the respondents to the petitioner. It is submitted that the bill was also uploaded in the CFMS Portal. However, no amounts have been forth coming. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant 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 Municipality. 3. During the course of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation does not dispute the submissions made by the petitioner with respect to the completion of work undertaken. 4. Considering the submissions, the respondent Nos.2 and 4 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as 4 expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of ten (10) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed off. No costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date : 07.10.2025 SR