APHC010566392025 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. KONDAVEETI VENKATA PADMANABHAM, S/O. VEERANNA, AGED 65 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. D.NO.27 BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLUR MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, THULLUR M DISTRICT. 3. THE ENGINEERINCHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, Z.P.COMPOUND OPPOSITE TO PWD GROUNDS, M.G.ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNT OFFICER, NIDHI BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI IT PARK, BEHIND APIIC BUILDING, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR D 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM. 6. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ CIRCLE, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 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: 29439/2025 KONDAVEETI VENKATA PADMANABHAM, S/O. VEERANNA, AGED 65 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. D.NO.27-17-32 ASR NAGAR, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLUR MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR THE ENGINEERINCHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, Z.P.COMPOUND OPPOSITE TO PWD GROUNDS, M.G.ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNT OFFICER, NIDHI BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI IT PARK, BEHIND APIIC BUILDING, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ CIRCLE, ELURU, IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI KONDAVEETI VENKATA PADMANABHAM, S/O. VEERANNA, AGED 32 ASR NAGAR, ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLUR MANDAL, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, ANDAL, GUNTUR THE ENGINEERINCHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, Z.P.COMPOUND OPPOSITE TO PWD GROUNDS, M.G.ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNT OFFICER, NIDHI BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI IT PARK, BEHIND APIIC BUILDING, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ CIRCLE, ELURU, 7. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ PRI DIVISION, NARASAPUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT, ELURU DISTRICT, ELURU. ...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 to issue a Writ, Order, or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in withholding the payment of balance of Rs. 13,72,589/- even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e.. Construction of Community hall in SC area of Mahadevapatnam Village of Undi Mandal, West Godavari District through the Agreement No. /2018-2019, dated 26-07-2018 for an amount of Rs. 13,72,589/- as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider for payment of amount of Rs. 13,72,589/- to the petitioner in respect of execution of above- mentioned work forthwith and 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 to direct the respondents to consider for payment of amount of Rs.13,72,589/- to the petitioner in respect of execution of work i.e.. Construction of Community hall in SC area of Mahadevapatnam Village of Undi Mandal, West Godavari District through the Agreement No. /2018-2019, dated 26-07-2018 for an amount of Rs. 13,72,589/- forthwith pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORDER Sri Rambabu Koppineedi, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the amount claimed by the petitioner in this writ petition has been paid and hence the writ petition may be closed. 2. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. , __________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI RR