APHC010331452023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 16955/2023 Between: 1. M/S. SRI VENKATESWARA ENTERPRISES, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MYNENI VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O LATE SREE RAMULU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O H.NO.150, DHARANI NAGAR, PHASE-II, ALLWYN COLONY, HYDERABAD. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RD-1), SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, 2. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, BHEEMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ELURU DISTRICT, 2 ELURU. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI, RAJAMUNDRY. 6. THE JOINT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT PURCHASE COMMITTEE, BHEEMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. THE JOINT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT PURCHASE COMMITTEE, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 8. THE JOINT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT PURCHASE COMMITTEE, BHEEMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 9. THE JOINT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT PURCHASE COMMITTEE, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 10. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, BHEEMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 11. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 12. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 13. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PR AND RD) PENUGONDA MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 14. THE EXTENSION OFFICER PRANDRD, YALAMANCHILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 15. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PRANDRD) ACHANTA MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 16. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PRANDRD) KUKUNURU MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. 17. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PRANDRD) DWARAKA 3 TIRUMALA MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. 18. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PRANDRD) POLAVARAM MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. 19. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PRANDRD) PERAVALI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 20. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PRANDRD) KOVVUR MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 21. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PRANDRD) THALLAPUDI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 22. THE EXTENSION OFFICER, (PRANDRD) NIDADAVOLU MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI 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 topleased to issue order, writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing payment to a tune of Rs. 14,37,475/-for supply of 65 Tricycle Rickshaws which was admitted by the 5th respondent vide Memo. No. 5463/2015/A 1 l(Panchayat), which the act of the respondents is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to the law laid down by this Hon'ble court in W.P. No. 10038/2021 and batch and consequently direct the respondents to release payment for an amount of Rs. 14,37,475/- along with interest at 12percent Per Anum, for supply of 65 Tricycle Rickshaws and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 payment for an amount of Rs. 14,37,475/- 4 for supply of 65 Tricycle Rickshaws pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SOURI BABU DUPPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 3. N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT) The Court made the following ORDER: Sri D. Souri Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and that it has become infrucutous. Hence, nothing further remains for adjudication. Recording the said submissions, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any in the Writ Petition, shall also stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 01.12.2025 ANS 5 153 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 16955/2023 Date: 01.12.2025 ANS