APHC010479032025 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: 24291/2025 Between: Harijana Cooperative Labour Contract Society Ltd ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SASANKA BHUVANAGIRI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: -2- W.P. No.24291 OF 2025 Date of order: 11.09.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.24291 OF 2025 ORDER 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was entrusted with the works viz., (i) MTMC - Supply and delivery of pipeline leak materials and pipeline, hand bore toolkit, and spare parts in Chinakakani and Kaza villages in MTMC under General Funds, vide agreement No.18/2023-24, dt.21.04.2023 and (ii) MTMC - Rewinding and repairs of submersible and mono block motors for the maintenance of water supply in Tadepalli Urban and merged villages: Atmakuru, Yerrabalem, Penumaka, Undavalli, Nowluru, and Nidamarru of Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation vide agreement No.444/2023-24, dt.11.01.2024, by the 8th respondent-corporation. 2. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner duly executed all the works and thereafter submitted final bills aggregating to a sum of Rs. 17,99,672/-. It is submitted that the final bills were duly endorsed by the competent authority. A statement detailing the works executed by the petitioner was prepared, progress of the work was recorded in the M- book and the final quality certificates were also issued in confirmation of due completion. Further, the bills were uploaded in the CFMS portal. However, in spite of the completion of all procedural formalities, the payment towards the completed works has not been released till date. -3- W.P. No.24291 OF 2025 Date of order: 11.09.2025 3. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning. 4. During the course of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation does not dispute the submissions made by the petitioner with respect to the completion of the work undertaken. 5. Considering the submissions, respondents 2, 3 and 5 to 8 are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 7. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N BV