1 APHC010046112024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 2774/2024 Between: 1. THUMPALA JAYA KRISHNA,, S/O. MODAKONDAYYA NAIDU, AGED 49 YEARS, OCC- CONTRACTOR, R/O. H.NO. 2-10, MARRIPALEM VILLAGE, SABBAVARAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THUIIUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (APTDC) REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, STALLING BUILDING, 55-17-2-4, 5TH FLOOR, CGO COMPLEX, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, AUTO NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (APTDC), VIJAYAWADA. 4. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (APTDC), VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (APTDC), GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2 6. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (APTDC), VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 7. THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNT OFFICER, NIDHI BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI IT PARK, BEHIND APIIC BUILDING, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 8. THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS AND PROJECTS, 2ND FLOOR, RAMALAYAM STREET, NEAR ANDHRA HOSPITAL, VIJAYAWADA. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. E SATISH KUMAR 3. SRINIVASULA REDDY VAJRALA SC FOR APTDC Ltd The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Rambabu Koppineedi, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning and Sri Srinivasula Reddy Vajrala, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 to 6. 2. Sri Vajrala Srinivasula Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 to 6, submits that claim is in respect of two bills in the present Writ Petition (Rs.4,86,736/- and Rs.8,20,187/-). Learned Standing Counsel would also submit that the bill for an amount of Rs.4,86,736/- has already been paid by crediting it to the Writ Petitioner herein. This position is not disputed by the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. He would also 3 submit that his client has informed that the said amount has been received. Learned Standing Counsel seeks some more time for payment of the other bill for a sum of Rs.8,20,187/-. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition, with a direction to the Respondent Nos.2 to 6 to complete the entire administrative process, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and coordination, within a period of eight (8) weeks from today and transfer the balance amount of Rs.8,20,187/- to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within four (04) weeks thereafter. 4. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 15.10.2025 Vns