APHC010476752025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25147/2025 Between: 1. PALETI SATISH, S/O LATE PADDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O F.NO. 301, SIGNATURE TOWERS, RAITHUPETA, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, P AND H, QUALITY CONTROL CIRCLE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRIC 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PH AND MS DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT 6. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PH AND MS DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, SATYANARAYANAPURAM, VIJAYAWADA NTR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D V SASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 Order:- Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner entered into an agreement with the 4th respondent for providing temporary water supply arrangements for construction activity for the layout at Vedurupavuluru–Package No.1 in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation from plots Nos.1 to 1250 under the Navaratnalu Pedalandariki Illu (NPI) Programme. It is submitted that the petitioner executed the work, which is evident from the entries recorded in the M-Book. The bills were also approved for payment; however, the payments have not been released. 3. The learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents does not dispute the completion of the work, but submits that the bills shall be paid after due verification. 4. Considering the submissions, the concerned respondents are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed off. There shall be no order as to costs. 6. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 06.10.2025 PNS 4