APHC010145532024 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: 7608/2024 Between: Arige Venkata Chandra Sekhar ...PETITIONER AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 3. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.7608 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 entrusted various works and while entering into agreements deposited the Further Security Deposit (FSD), Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) as required under the terms of contract. The petitioner has executed works as entrusted by the respondents and also submitted the final bills. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that once work is completed there is no justification in withholding the FSD and EMD amounts. 3. Learned standing counsel for the 6th respondent submits that certain amounts were deferred by the Municipality, however, in so far as completion of work and recording of the progress of work in the M-Books is not disputed. 4. On these considerations, this Court tis inclined to dispose the writ petition directing the respondent No.6 to verify and release Further Security Deposit (FSD), Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) deposited by the petitioner towards various works to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six 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 KGM 248 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.7608 OF 2024 Dated 11.09.2025 KGM