APHC010471332026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25812 OF 2026 Between: 1. PAILA RAJABABU, S/O.VENKATARAO,AGE 47 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O.5-42,VALLURU,UNDURU, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR.522238 2. THE PEDDAPURAM MUNICIPALITY, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA DISTRICT.533001 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PEDDAPURAM MUNICIPALITY, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT.533437 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522238 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS JOINT SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522238 ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORDER : The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was entrusted the works i.e., Providing CC Roads D.No.22-2-41 S.Satyanarayana house to D.No.22-2-24 Adabala srinivasa house in Gudiwada 1st ward, peddapuram municipality (GGMP) vide Agreement No.215/2023-24, dated 14.12.2023 and Providing CC Road from basu varalakshmi house to kamisetty maridayya house in gudiwada 1st ward, peddapuram municipaltity (GGMP), vide Agreement No.214/2023-24, dated 14.12.2023. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner had completed the works entrusted to him and that the competent authority of the respondents had also approved the payments due and payable to the petitioner. The respondents have also recorded the progress of the work and the amounts due and payable to the petitioner in the M-Book. 3. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Ms. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni, learned Standing 3 Counsel for the respondent Nos.2 & 3 and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning. 4. During the course of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.2 & 3, on instructions, submits that the bills have been approved for clearance and that the Government has also released funds towards clearing the outstanding bills of the contractors. It is further submitted that additional funds are awaited and, upon release of the same, the bills due and payable to the petitioner shall be cleared. 5. Recording the submissions, this writ petition is disposed of directing the concerned respondent to verify and release the payments due and payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 6. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date: 10.09.2026 BSK 4 178 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25812 OF 2026 Date: 10.09.2026 BSK