APHC010104622024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 5574/2024 Between: 1. PADALA HANUMAN VENKATA SATHI REDDY, S/O, PADALA MALLIKARIUNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O H.NO.1- 25, KARRI VARI STREET, GOPALAPURAM, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, IRRIGATION AND CAD DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, GODAVARI CENTRAL DIVISION, AMALAPURAM, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, AMALAPURAM, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 2 VS,J W.P.No.5574 of 2024 ...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 to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the undisputed bill amounts payable to the petitioner in respect of all above said works even after finalizing the bill as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the Principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to pay the bill amounts payable to the petitioner in respect of execution of afore mentioned work vide Agreements forthwith and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 to direct the respondents to pay the bill amounts payable to the petitioner in respect of works done pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M KARIBASAIAH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV The Court made the following: 3 VS,J W.P.No.5574 of 2024 ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:- “….to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the undisputed bill amounts payable to the petitioner in respect of all above said works even after finalizing the bill as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the Principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to pay the bill amounts payable to the petitioner in respect of execution of aforementioned work vide Agreements forthwith ….” 2. The petition is a Civil Contractor who was granted administrative sanction in respect of various works by the respondents. He commenced all the works allotted by the respondents by engaging men and machinery, and completed the entire works under the supervision of the respondents and his staff. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents and their staff, being satisfied with the execution of the works done by the petitioner, entered the same in the measurement books for payment of the bill amounts with regard to eleven (11) works for an amount of Rs.14,09,542/-, Rs.9,31,538/-, Rs.10,06,000/-, Rs.8,06,013/-, Rs.15,01,166/-, Rs.14,45,820/-, Rs.58,971/-, Rs.21,49,658/-, Rs.9,50,764/- and Rs.4,79,296/-. Despite the admitted bills, the respondents have failed to clear the amount payable to the petitioner. As such, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. 4 VS,J W.P.No.5574 of 2024 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleaders for Irrigation and Finance & Planning. 5. The learned Government Pleader for Irrigation has stated that the petitioner has executed the works and has also admitted that the petitioner is entitled for the aforementioned bills payable as per the Quality Control certificates issued by the respondents. 6. In view of the above, since the bills claimed by the petitioner is an admitted bills, instead of keeping the writ petition pending, this Court feels it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition by directing the respondents to pay the admitted bill amounts to the petitioner with respect to the works done, in accordance with the quality control certificates issued by the respondents, within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 04.08.2025 KGR