APHC010485892025 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. YARLAGADDA KRISHNA MURTHY, S/O VENKANNA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O D.NO.1 S.KINNERAPURAM ATTILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM. 4. THE ENGINEERING CHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ Z.P COMPOUND, OPPOSITE TO P.W.D GROUNDS M.G ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.R.I DIVISION, TANUKU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. THE MANCHILI GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, MANCHILI VILLAGE, ATTILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI 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: 25557/2025 YARLAGADDA KRISHNA MURTHY, S/O VENKANNA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O D.NO.1-40, R.C.M CHURCH BACK STREET, S.KINNERAPURAM ATTILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, THE ENGINEERING CHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ Z.P COMPOUND, OPPOSITE TO P.W.D GROUNDS M.G ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ R.D, P.I.U DIVISION, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.R.I DIVISION, TANUKU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. THE MANCHILI GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, MANCHILI VILLAGE, ATTILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI YARLAGADDA KRISHNA MURTHY, S/O VENKANNA, AGED ABOUT 40, R.C.M CHURCH BACK STREET, S.KINNERAPURAM ATTILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, MANDAL, GUNTUR THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, THE ENGINEERING CHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ Z.P COMPOUND, OPPOSITE TO P.W.D GROUNDS M.G ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R R.D, P.I.U DIVISION, THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.R.I DIVISION, TANUKU, THE MANCHILI GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, MANCHILI VILLAGE, ATTILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. THE ARAVALLI GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, ARAVALLI VILLAGE, ATTILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 9. THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNT OFFICER, NIDHI BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI, I.T PARK, BEHIND A.P.I.I.C BUILDING, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR 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 a Writ, order or direction, especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the payment of balance of Rs. 12,19,868/- even after finalizing the bills, payable to the Petitioner in relation to the works i.e., vide proceedings Roc No.AEE2/GGMP/Nomination/Manchili/30468/2024, Dt.05-02-2024, Work ID PR-4973-30468 for construction of Cement Concrete Road from Sidda Rama Lakshmi House to JumalaSrinivasa Rao House in Manchili Village Attili Mandal, vide proceedings Roc No.AEE2/GGMP/Nomination/Manchili/ 30469/2024, Dt.05-02-2024. Work ID PR-4973-30469 for construction of Cement Concrete Road from Kaasi Srinivas House to Ambedkar Statue in Manchili Village Attili Mandal, Vide proceedings RocNo.AEE2/GGMP/Nomination/Aravilli/35101/2024, Dt.22-02-2024, Work ID PR-4973-35104 for construction of Cement Concrete Road from VelagalaHanumantha Reddy House to MedapatiSrinivasa Reddy House in Aravalli Village, AttiliMandal.vide proceedings Roc NO.AEE2/GGMP/ Nomination/Aravilli/35104/2024, Dt.22-02-2024, work ID PR-4973-35104 for construction of Cement Concrete Road from ThanetiVara Lakshmi House to NeethapudiMurali House in Aravalli Village Attili Mandal, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the amount of Rs. 12,19,868/- forthwith pertaining to the works stated supra and pass Prayer is amended as per the Court's Order dt.28.10.2025 in I.A.No.02 of 2025. 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 pleased to direct the respondents to consider for payment of amount of Rs. 12,19,868/- to the petitioner in respect of execution of work i.e vide proceedings Roc NO.AEE2/GGMP/ Nomination/ Manchili/30468/2024, Dt.05- 02- 2024, Work ID;PR-4973-30468 for “construction of Cement Concrete Road from Sidda Rama Lakshmi House to JumalaSrinivasa Rao House in Manchili Village Attili Mandal, vide proceedings Roc NO.AEE2/GGMP /Nomination/Manchili/30469/2024, Dt.05-02-2024, Work ID:PR-4973-30469 for “construction of Cement Concrete Road from Kaasi Srinivas House to Ambedkar Statue in Manchili Village Attili Mandal, vide proceedings Roc No.AEE2/GGMP/ Nomination/Aravilli/ 35104/2024, Dt.22-02-2024, Work ID; PR-4973-35104 for “construction of Cement Concrete Road from ThanetiVara Lakshmi House to NeethapudiMurali House in Aravalli Village Attili Mandal, vide proceedings Roc NO.AEE2/GGMP /Nomination/Aravilli/35104/2024, Dt.22-02-2024, work ID: PR-4973- 35104 for “construction of Cement Concrete Road from ThanetiVara Lakshmi House to NeethapudiMurali House in Aravalli Village Attili Mandal” for an amount of Rs.12,19,868/- forthwith, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass IA NO: 2 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 may be pleased to Amend the main prayer and interim prayer to include work no.3 i.e “vide proceedings Roc No.AEE2/GGMP/Nomination/Aravilli/ 35101/2024, Dt.22-02-2024, Work ID:PR-4973-35104 construction of Cement Concrete Road from Velagala for Hanumantha Reddy House to MedapatiSrinivasa Reddy House in Aravalli Village, Attili Mandal” in place of “vide proceedings Roc No.AEE2/GGMP/Nomination/Aravilli/35101/2024 Dt.22-02-2024, Work ID: PR-4973-35104 for construction of Cement Concrete Road from ThanetiVara Lakshmi House to NeethapudiMurali House in Aravalli Village Attili Mandal”, which was typed twice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T V JAGGI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORDER This writ petition is filed questioning the inaction of the respondents in payment of the final bill amount of Rs.12,19,868/- in respect of the works vide proceedings dated 05.02;204. 2. Ms. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, on written instructions dated 18.10.2025 submitted that the authorities have admitted to pay an amount of Rs.12,52,349/- and prayed to grant three (03) months time for payment of the amount. 3. Sri T.V.Jaggi Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, reported no objection for receiving the amount and also for granting time as sought for by the learned Assistant Government Pleader. 4. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the concerned authority to pay to the petitioner the admitted amount of Rs.12,52,349/- within a period of three (03)months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Dated: 24th November, 2025. RR