APHC010437122025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 22868/2025 Between: 1. PENIKALAPATI DHANUNJAYA NAIDU,, S/O. HANUMANTHU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC- CONTRACTOR, R/O. H. NO. 6- 60, BALAPURAM VILLAGE, PUTLUR MANDAL, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, ANANTAPURAMU, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE DY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI SUB DIVISION II, ANANTAPURAMU. 5. THE MANDAL ENGINEERING OFFICER, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, PUTLUR, ANANTAPURAMU. 2 ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the aggrigate of two admitted bills amount of Rs.5,49,228/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Forty Nine Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty Eight only) for the work i.e. 1. Providing CC road from Shivalayam to Venkatesh house for Rs. 2,37,764/- 2. Construction of culvert on road from BC Colony to Burial ground for Rs.3,11,464/- both works at cherlopalli village of Putlur mandal under the scheme Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam by the GGMP grant 2023-2024 executed by the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable and violation of article 14,19 and 21 of Constitution of India, consequently direct the respondents to pay the net Amount of Rs.5,49,228/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Forty Nine Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty Eight only) with interest and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased direct the 1 to 5 Respondents to release the funds an amount of net amounts of Rs.5,49,228/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Forty Nine Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty Eight only) into the petitioner account pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DASARI S V V S V PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Non payment of bill amounts for the works executed by the petitioner for providing CC road from Shivalayam to Venkatesh house and Construction of Culvert on road from BC Colony to Burial ground in Cherlopalli Village, Putlur Mandal, under Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam Scheme, is the grievance of the petitioner. 2. Heard Sri Dasari S.V.V.S.V.Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondents. 3. Smt.Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents on instructions dated 29.10.2025 submitted that the bill amount, which is now claimed by the petitioner is admitted by the respondents and they are ready and willing to process the same and pay the amount, however, sought twelve weeks time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection. 5. Taking into consideration, the submissions of both the learned counsel, as the authorities are ready to pay the net amount to the petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition at admission stage. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. The respondents are directed to release the admitted/legally entitled amount to the petitioner 4 at the earliest and at any rate, within a period of twelve (12) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 29th December, 2025 RKS