1 APHC010565722023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] WEDNESDAY, THE 30th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 30598/2023 Between: Govada Siva Kumar ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRAVAN KUMAR MANNAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following order: Aggrieved by the non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner in relation to the completed works, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri Sravan Kumar Mannava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Abdul Rasheed, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings Department. 2 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader on instructions dated 30.09.2026 submitted that, the authorities have admitted to pay the net amount to the petitioner after making statutory deductions wherein final bills was already submitted and waiting for fund clearance and accordingly sought six(06) months 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 and as the authorities are ready to pay the entitled net amount to the petitioner, this court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition, at the admission stage with the following direction. The respondents are directed to release the legally admitted/entitled net amount to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of six(06) months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. However, the petitioner is at liberty to approach appropriate forum for recovery of interest, if any. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI BRS