1 APHC010513682026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY, THE 5th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH N. WRIT PETITION NO: 28250/2026 Between: 1. M/S.P N.REDDY INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD,, REP.BY ITS, MANAGING PARTNER SUNI CHANDRA SEKHAR REDDY, S/O.PADMANABHA REDDY,D.NO. 1 1-31-11 9,VIVEKANANDA STREET, KAVALI TOWN, S. P. S. R. NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMISNISTRATION, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE AND PLANING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT ,522238 3. THE KAVALI MUNICIPALITY, IS REPRESENTED BY ITS , MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER KAVALI TOWN, S.P.S.R.NELLORE DISTRICT. 524 201 4. THE DYPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KAVALI MUNICIPALITY, KAVALI TOWN, S.P.S.R.NELLORE DISTRICT. 524 201 ...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 toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the 2 nature of WRIT OF MANADAMUS declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents herein not releasing and pay the bill amount worth of Rs.9,38,195/-(Nine Lakh Thirty Eight Thousand One Ninety Five)/-with interest to he petitioner for execution of Providing CC Pavement FromNunnaMalyadri House (D.No.10-11-145/A) to Danam Suresh Kumar (D.No.11-31-82/1) in 13th ward Pullareddy Nagar Main Road Extension of Kavali Municipality in S.P.S.R.Nellore District as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India and against the principles of natural justice and consequently to direct the respondents to release and pay the bill amount of Rs.9,38,195/-(Nine Lakh Thirty Eight Thousand One Ninety Five) with interest forth with IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 admitted bill due amount of Rs.Rs.9,38,195/-(Nine Lakh Thirty Eight Thousand One Ninety Five)with interest to the petitioner forth with Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DR G V RAVI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following order: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was entrusted with the execution of the work i.e., providing pavement from Nunnamalyadri house (D.No.10-11-145/A) to Danam Suresh Kumar (D.No.11- 31-82/1) in 13th ward Pullareddy Nagar Main Road Extension of Kavali Municipality covered by Agreement No.16/2017-18, dated 12.12.2017. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner had completed the work entrusted to him and that the competent authority of the respondents had also approved the payment due and payable to the petitioner. The respondents have also recorded the progress of the works and the amounts due and payable to the petitioner in the M-Book. However, the respondents are yet to release the amounts due and payable to the petitioner. 3. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. 4. During the course of hearing, the learned Government Pleader of Social Welfare submits, on the basis of the instructions received, that the work has been completed and that the petitioner has also submitted the final bills and the amounts due and payable to the petitioner have been duly admitted. It is submitted that further funds are awaited and that, soon after the release of the funds, the bills due and payable to the petitioner shall be cleared. 5. Recording the submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to verify and release the payments due and payable 4 to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 05.10.2026 RJS/ych 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 28250/2026 Dt: 05.10.2026 RJS/ych 6