APHC010022482022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 1635/2022 Between: 1. MANGANTI KOTESWARA RAO, S/OSURYANARAYANA, AGED 72 YEARS, OCC. JANMABHOOMI MAVOORI COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, R/O. HARIJANAPETA, PEDAVEGI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT ELURU, 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, WATER 2 VS,J W.P.No.1635 of 2022 RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, ELURU, WEST 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 toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in non- payment of amounts due for the last three years even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner after the successful -completion of the execution of work i.e.. Improvements to Kandulavari Kunta tank in Pedavegi Village and Mandal of West Godavari District under Neeru-Chettu programme duly approved by the respondents, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unreasonable and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to consider the payment of amounts due to the petitioner in respect of execution of said work forthwith and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 pay the amounts payable to the petitioner for the work i.e., "Improvements to Kandulavari Kunta tank in Pedavegi Village and Mandal of West Godavari District" executed by him under "Neeru-Chettu" programme immediately, pending disposal of the main writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV 3 VS,J W.P.No.1635 of 2022 The Court made the following Order: The present Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:- “… to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in non- payment of amounts due for the last three years even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner after the successful completion of the execution of work i.e., “Improvements to Kandulavari Kunta tank in Pedavegi Village and Mandal of West Godavari District” under “Neeru- Chettu programme” duly approved by the respondents as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unreasonable and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to consider the payment of amounts due to the petitioner in respect of execution of said work forthwith and to pass such other order or orders ….” 2. When the writ petition came up for admission on 30.03.2022, this Court was pleased to pass the following interim direction in I.A.No.1 of 2022: “In the circumstances, there shall be a direction to the respondents to pay the approved and final bill amount due to the petitioner, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 3. Today, when the writ petition came up for hearing, Mr. T.Surya Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Ms. Nimmagadda Revathi, learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that, pending writ petition, the respondent authorities have paid the amounts due to the petitioner. 4. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 VS,J W.P.No.1635 of 2022 As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Dated: 15.10.2025 KGR