APHC010565782025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. BOYILLA VENKATESWARLU REDDY, S/O. VENKATA REDDY. AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. VERUBOTLAPALLI VILLAGE, KALUVOYA MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PANCHAYAT RAJ WING, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5. THE ASSISTANT PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICERI, WORKS AND PROJECTS, SOMASILA PROJECT, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 29410/2025 BOYILLA VENKATESWARLU REDDY, S/O. VENKATA REDDY. AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. VERUBOTLAPALLI VILLAGE, KALUVOYA MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT TRICT COLLECTOR PANCHAYAT RAJ WING, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. THE ASSISTANT PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICERI, WORKS AND PROJECTS, SOMASILA PROJECT, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE RC,J W.P.No.29410 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI BOYILLA VENKATESWARLU REDDY, S/O. VENKATA REDDY. AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. VERUBOTLAPALLI VILLAGE, KALUVOYA MANDAL, SPSR ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRICT COLLECTOR PANCHAYAT RAJ WING, NELLORE, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, NELLORE, SPSR THE ASSISTANT PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICERI, WORKS AND PROJECTS, SOMASILA PROJECT, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE RC,J W.P.No.29410 of 2025 2 ...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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the Respondents in withholding the payments of Rs.4,91,374/- (Rupees Four Lakhs Ninety One Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy four Only) even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in respect of the M.B.No.441/A/2020-21 in pursuant to the executed work vide Laying internal CC road from Gollpalli Penchalaiah House to Kadiri Venkateswarlu House at SC Colony Verubotlapalli of Kaluvoya Mandal under the GGMP grant duly approved by the respondents as bad, illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust and against the Article 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the amount of Rs.4,91,374/- (Rupees Four Lakhs Ninety One Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy four Only) due to the petitioner in respect of execution of said 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 pay the amount of Rs.4,91,374/- (Rupees Four Lakhs Ninety One Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy four Only) due to the petitioner in respect of execution of said works executed by the Petitioner forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SHAIK MEERAVALI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: RC,J W.P.No.29410 of 2025 3 ORDER This writ petition is filed questioning the inaction of the respondents in payment of the final bill amount of Rs.4,91,374/- in respect of the M.B.No.441/A/2020-21. 2. Ms. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, on written instructions, submitted that the authorities have admitted to pay an amount of Rs.4,35,442/- and prayed to grant twelve (12) weeks time for payment of the amount. 3. Sri Shaik Meeravali, learned counsel for the petitioner, reported no objection for receiving the amount and also for granting time as sought for by the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 4. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the concerned authority to pay to the petitioner the admitted amount of Rs.4,35,442/- within a period of twelve (12) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Dated: 24th November, 2025. RR