APHC010559262024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 29284/2024 Between: 1. KESANAKURTI VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O VEERA BHADRA RAO AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR ,R/O 57-9-27 TILLAPUDI VARI LANE,DURGA TEMPLE, JAGANNADAPURAM, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DIST. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATI. 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA NTR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA DISTRICT, KAKINADA. 4. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KAKINADA REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA TOWN, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA KAKINADA DISTRICT 7. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI. ...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 a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declaring the action on the part of the respondents herein, not releasing and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs.9,32,134/- with interest to the petitioner even though total works were executed and completed as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and Consequentially to direct the respondents to release and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs.9,32,134/- with interest to the petitioner forthwith and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs.9,32,134/- with interest to the petitioner forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SAMEERA BOKKA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M Krishna Rao SC for skl vzm kkd Municipal Corporations 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 29284 OF 2024 ORDER : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, the learned Government Pleader for the Finance & Planning and the learned Standing Counsel. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed works as entrusted by the respondents and submitted final bill for an amount for Rs.9,32,134/-. It is submitted that the competent authority has also recorded the progress of work and certified the work in the M-Book. Though the work progress was recorded in the M-Book, no amounts have been forth coming The completion of work is not disputed by the respondents. 3. Learned standing counsel for the 4th respondent submits that after deduction of an amount of Rs.7,30,536/- and that soon after release of budget, the same would be paid to the petitioner. 4. Considering the submissions, the concerned respondent is hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed off. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Dated 11.09.2025 KGM 249 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.24284 OF 2024 Dated 11.09.2025 KGM