APHC010508512025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 26399/2025 Between: G S V Narayana Rao, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA 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.26399 OF 2025 Date of order: 25.09.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.26399 OF 2025 ORDER 1. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents for non-payment of the bills for the works undertaken by the petitioner. 2. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning, and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent- Corporation. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has executed the work, viz., extension of BT road at Sai Baba Temple in Ananthapuram - Guntur National Highway of Vinukonda Municipality, vide agreement No.38/2023-24, dt.27.04.2023, as entrusted by the 4th respondent. 4. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner duly executed all the works to the satisfaction of the 4threspondent, and thereafter submitted a final bill for a sum of Rs.15,91,164/- and respondents 5 and 6 approved the same and issued the statement of the work done and the progress of the work was recorded in the M books, and final quality assessments were also done by the agency employed by the 4th respondent, but so far no payment has been made to the petitioner. -3- W.P. No.26399 OF 2025 Date of order: 25.09.2025 5. During the course of the 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. 6. Considering the submissions, respondents 2, 4 and 7 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. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 8. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N BV