APHC010624552025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 32331/2025 Between: P.abhainai Kumar Reddy, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Sri PAPUDIPPU SASHIDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Ld. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. Ld. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3. Sri. GUDAPATI LAKSHMI NARAYANA, Ld. STANDING COUNSEL FOR R.3 The Court made the following: -2- W.P. No.32331 OF 2025 Date of order:20.11.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.32331 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- Municipal Corporation. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the 3rd respondent entrusted the works to the petitioner under the respective agreements. The details of the works are, (i) providing CC road from D.No.38/141-13 to D.No.38/141-10 in CN Raju school street in Ward No.22 of Rayachoty Municipality, under agreement No. 623/2023-24, dt.11.12.2023; (ii) Providing CC road from D.No.38/141-12 to D.No.38/141-6 in CN Raju School Street in Ward No.22 of Rayachoty Municipality under agreement No. 624/2023-24, dt.11.12.2023; (iii) Providing CC Road from D.No.38/107-50-22 to D.No.38/107-40-5 in Kanugachetla Veedhi in Ward No.22 of Rayachoty Municipality, -3- W.P. No.32331 OF 2025 Date of order:20.11.2025 under agreement No. 625/2023-24, dt.11.12.2023; (iv) Providing CC Road from Kothapeta Main Road to D.No.38/107-57-4-2 in Kanugachetla Veedhi in Ward No.22 of Rayachoty Municipality, under agreement No. 626/2023-24, dt.11.12.2023; (v) Construction of 300 MM CC Drain from Varshitha Boutique to D.No.38/113-3-10-F and Elec Pole No.14/103-O to Elec Pole NO.14/103-M in Ward No.22 Rayachoty Municipality. under agreement No.627/2023-24, dt.11.12.2023; (vi) Construction of 450 MM CC Drain from Pole No.16/30-A to Pole No.19/36-N in S.N Colony area in Ward No.22 Rayachoty Municipality, under agreement No.628/2023-24, dt.11.12.2023; (vii) Construction of 600 MM CC Drain from Madanapalli Road to Ele Pole No.19/36- D in S.N Colony Area in Ward No.22 of Rayachoty Municipality, under agreement No. 629/2023-24, dt.11.12.2023; 4. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner duly executed the works to the satisfaction of the 3rd respondent. It is further submitted that after execution of the works, the progress of the work was recorded in the M books. Later, the petitioner submitted respective final bills. The authorities of the 3rd respondent, after the quality check and after fulfilling statutory requirements, approved the respective final bills aggregating to a sum of Rs.29,09,428/- in the year 2024, but so far no payment has been made to the petitioner. -4- W.P. No.32331 OF 2025 Date of order:20.11.2025 5. The learned standing counsel for the 3rd respondent, on oral instructions, submits that the works undertaken by the petitioner were completed to the satisfaction of the authorities of the 3rd respondent. However, on account of lack of funds, the payment could not be made to the petitioner till now, and that payment would be made in due course. 6. Considering the submissions that the works completed by the petitioner is not in dispute, 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 six weeks. 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