APHC010642322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 33310/2025 Between: 1. V PRASHANTH, S/O. V. NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, D. NO. B7/1354A, SRI SHRIDI SAI BABA NAGAR, NEAR NANDYAL CHECK POST, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION (RWSAND S) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTORRWSAND S WING, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION (RWSAND S) CIRCLE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION (RWSAND S), (P) DIVISION KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2 ...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 an appropriate 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 not releasing the payment for the work Rs. 9,00,000/- even after finalizing the bill, payable tothe petitioner in relation to the works i.e., vide Agreement No. /2024-2025 Dt 02.01.2025 for Rs. 9,00,000/- vide M. Book No. 7744-A,as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release for the pending final bills forthwith for Rs. 9,00,000/- the above said works executed by the petitioner and pass such 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 may be pleased to direct respondents to consider for payment of amount of Rs. 9,00,000/- i.e., vide Agreement No. /2024-2025 Dt: 02.01.2025 for Rs. 9,00,000/- vide M. Book No. 7744-A, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. ANNAMNEEDI BALAKRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following order: Aggrieved by the non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner in relation to the completed construction works under Agreement No. /2024-25 dated 02.01.2025, the present writ petition is filed. 3 2. Heard Sri Annamneedi Balakrishna, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 3. Smt. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj on written instructions dated 29.12.2025 submitted that, the authorities have admitted to pay to a tune of Rs.7,99,743/- as against the claim made by the petitioner to a tune of Rs.9,00,000/- and sought time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection but prayed to grant reasonable time as the amount is paltry. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions of both the learned counsel and as the authorities are ready to pay the admitted amount to the petitioner, this court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition, at the admission stage with the following direction. The respondents are directed to release the legally admitted/entitled net amount to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of ten (10) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 30th December, 2025 SNI 4 218 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 33310/2025 Date: 30.12.2025 SNI