1 APHC010613842023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 31731/2023 Between: 1. SESHA REDDY DEVARAPALLI, S/O. SUBBA REDDY, AGED 70 YEARS, CONTRACTOR, R/O. D. NO. 37-1-7-15A, ANNAVARAPADU, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT-523001 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE ENGINEERINCHIEF, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, OPPOSITE INDIRA GANDHI MUNCIPAL STADIUM, MG ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RANDB DIVISION, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5. THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, NSP PELLURU COLONY, NEAR NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KILARU NITHIN KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 2 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri B. Pavan, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Kilaru Nithin Krishna, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri Shaik Abdul Rasheed, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings and Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning. 2. Sri Sk. Abdul Rasheed, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings has drawn the attention of this Court to the Counter Affidavit filed by Respondent No.4 dated 16.09.2025 admitting the claim of the Writ Petitioner. He would also submit that the bills also have been uploaded on the CFMS Portal/Nidhi Portal. 3. Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Finance dated 10.10.2025. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 4. The Written Instructions would indicate that the claim of the Writ Petitioner ‘will be cleared on priority basis as per the ways and means and the position of the State finances’. The Written Instructions would also indicate that the net amount payable to the Writ Petitioner is Rs.18,48,019/-. This net amount is not disputed by the Writ Petitioner. 5. Having regard to these facts, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition, at the admission stage, without going into merit, with a direction to the Respondent No.2 to complete the entire administrative process, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and coordination, within a period of eight (8) weeks from today 3 and four (04) weeks thereafter, for transferring of the due amount (Rs.18,48,019/-) into the bank account of the Writ Petitioner. 6. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit bank account details to the Competent Authority within two weeks from today, for effective compliance. 7. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 10.10.2025 Vns