APHC010666692025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 34397/2025 Between: Oduru Manohar Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 2 VS, J W.P.No.34397 of 2025 ORDER: The present writ petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue 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. 39,11,773/- (Rupees Thirty Nine Lakhs Eleven thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Three Only) with interest to the petitioner even though total works were executed and completed as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, and 21 of Constitution of India and Consequentially to direct the respondents to release and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs. 39,11,773/- (Rupees Thirty Nine Lakhs Eleven thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Three Only) with interest to the petitioner forthwith, and to pass…... ” 2. The petitioner had been awarded two contract works as per the agreement No.36SE/2023-24, dated 13.12.2023 and agreement No.36SE/2023-24, dated 30.03.2024 by the respondents. After execution of the aforementioned contract works, the respondents issued quality control certificates dated 13.12.2023, 30.03.2024 for a sum of Rs.31,15,744/- and Rs.6,39,385/- respectively. As the payment of the said amounts has not been made by the respondents, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of this Writ Petition. 3. It is the contention of the petitioner that even though the respondents admitted that the petitioner is entitled for payment of the aforesaid sum of amount, no payment is being made. The petitioner 3 VS, J W.P.No.34397 of 2025 contends that such non-payment of money is clearly arbitrary and high- handed requiring the interference of this Court. 4. This Court, in various orders, including the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court dated 05.10.2021 in W.P.No.10038 of 2021 and batch had taken the view that such non-payment of dues is arbitrary and that such dues need to be cleared by the respondents at the earliest. 5. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader on oral instructions submits that the admitted amount payable to the petitioner as per the quality control certificates, dated 13.12.2023 and 30.03.2024 for a sum of Rs. 37,55,129/-. He further submits that since the budget was not released by the Government, the bills were not paid to the petitioner. Soon after release of the budget by the Government, the bills will be paid to the petitioner. 6. In view of the facts and circumstances submitted in the affidavit, and the directions of this Court in various cases and after hearing the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.1 to 3 to release the amounts to the petitioner in accordance with quality control certificates, dated 13.12.2023 and 30.03.2024 for a sum of Rs.37,55,129/- issued by the respondents, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As far as interest component is concerned, if there is any subsisting clause in the agreement/work order envisaging payment of 4 VS, J W.P.No.34397 of 2025 interest upon any amount which is due and payable, the same is binding upon both the parties. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ______________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA NSM Date:19.12.2025 5 VS, J W.P.No.34397 of 2025 51 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 34397/2025 NSM 19.12.2025