APHC010579392025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 30194/2025 Between: Crr Constructions ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Sri KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Ld. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. Ld. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3. Sri Sirisha Rani Vallabhaneni, Ld. Standing Counsel for R.3 The Court made the following: -2- W.P. No.30194 OF 2025 Date of order:04.11.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.30194 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 3rd respondent entered into different agreements with the petitioner for the construction and repair works. The details of the respective works are, (i) renovation of existing 1st floor in municipal office under agreement No.38/2023-24, dt.28.07.2023, for Rs.23,45,239/-; (ii) repairs to 110 HP motor at Gollapudi, providing winding to 40 HP motor at Gollapudi and supply of 250 mm dia non return valve to WTP under agreement No.320/JTO- I/2023-24, dt.23.12.2023 estimating amount of Rs.3,35,000/-; (iii) construction of 900 mm CC drain from Tirumalasetti Sridhar house to Y.Venkateswara house road in Ward NO.26 under agreement No.35/202- 24, dt.14.07.2023 for an amount of Rs.4,33,852/-; (iv) construction of CC drain from Lakkapragada Satyanarayana house to D.No.24-396, Panta -3- W.P. No.30194 OF 2025 Date of order:04.11.2025 Kaluva in Ward No.5 under agreement No.132/2023-24, dt.02.02.2023 for an amount of Rs,409,387/-; (v) construction of CC road and CC drain from D.No.12-415 to D.No.12-445 in Stadium road, Ward No.28 under agreement No.286/JTO-I/2023-24, DT.29.11.2023 for an amount of Rs.3,33,618/- and (vi) construction of 450 mm CC drain from Bhogeswara Rao house to Gandikota Satyanarayana house in employee colony, ward No.05, under agreement No.68/2023-24, dt.31.10.2023 for an amount of Rs.5,83,199/-. 4. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner duly executed the work to the satisfaction of the 3rd respondent. It is further submitted that after execution of the works, the petitioner has submitted respective final bills aggregating to a sum of Rs.44,40,295/- and the authorities of the 3rd respondents approved the bills, but so far no payment has been made to the petitioner. 5. The learned standing counsel for the 3rd respondent, on oral instructions, submits that the works undertaken by the petitioner was completed to the satisfaction of the 3rd respondent. However, on account of lack of funds, the payment could not be made to the petitioner. 6. Considering the submissions that the work completed by the petitioner is not in dispute and on account of the lack of funds, the payment for the work undertaken by the petitioner could not be released, there shall be a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks. -4- W.P. No.30194 OF 2025 Date of order:04.11.2025 7. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 8. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N BV