1 APHC010488772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY, THE 6th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25169/2025 Between: 1. N SAI BHASKARA RAO, , S/O.N.SEETHARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, OFFICE AT D.NO.70-17-14/1, SASIKANTH NAGAR, NEAR WATER TANK, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER ENGINEERIN CHIEF, TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CHINTURU, TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ALLURI SEETARAMA RAJU DISTRICT. 6. THE NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, HAVING OFFICE AT INDRASKHI APARTMENT, S MATHAM ROAD, MADHURA NAGAR, MADHURA NAGAR, 2 VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS MANAGER. ...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 tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on part of the respondents in paying gross sum of Rs.81,35,558/- (Rupees Eighty One laksh thirty Five Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Eight) for providing Additional Infrastructure facilities to Mini Gurukulam at V.R.Puram Village in East Godavari District (Now ASR District) under NABARD-XXII funds under Cir.Agreement No. 16/2021-2022/ dated 13.08.2021 entered by the respondent No.4 with me, eventhough the work was completed 1110 days (as on 02.08.2025) ago as illegal, arbitrary and quite contrary to the well established legal principles apart from being violative if the fundam.ental rights guaranteed to me under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay me Rs.81,35,558/- (Rupees Eighty One laksh thirty Five Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Eight) for providing Additional Infrastructure facilities to Mini Gurukulam at V.R.Puram Village in East Godavari District (Now ASR District) under NABARD-XXII funds under Cir.Agreement No. 16/2021-2022/ dated 13.08.2021 entered by the respondent No.4, within fourteen (14) days as per P.S.No.68 of Andhra Pradesh Detailed Standard Specifications issued vide G.O.Ms.No.50, Irrigation and Command Area Department, dated 02.03.2009 along with 24percent interest from the date of default till date of payment and pass such 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents No.2 to 6 to pay me a sum Rs.81,35,558/- (Rupees Eighty One lakhs thirty Five Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Eight) for providing ‘Additional Infrastructure facilities to Mini Gurukulam at V.R.Puram Village in East Godavari District (New ASR District) under NABARD-XXII funds under CirAgreement No. 16/2021-2022/ dated 13.08.2021, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S NAGESH REDDY 3 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 4 The Court made the following Order: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was entrusted with the work for providing additional infrastructure facilities to Mini Gurukulam at V.R. Puram Village in East Godavari District under NABARD- XXII funds udner Cir.Agreement No.16/2021-2022, dated 13.08.2021. 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 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 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, submits that in a similar NABARD RIDF-XXII work, the Government, vide Memo No.2957095 dated 11.08.2026, permitted rollover of the grant and change of Head of Account from GSH-07 (RIDF) to GSH-11 (SDP), with the concurrence of the Finance Department. Though the present work could not be completed within the agreement period for the reasons stated above, the delay was not deliberate. The Department is therefore taking necessary steps to seek similar Government authorization for rollover/revised Head of Account and to process 5 payment of the pending bill amount through the appropriate Government channel, which may take some time. 5. Recording the submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to verify and release the payments due and payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight (08) 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 06.10.2026 RJS/GSN 6 22 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25169 of 2025 Dt: 06.10.2026 RJS/GSN 7