APHC010001192026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 1136/2026 Between: 1. N VENKATA KRISHNA VARMA, S/O. NADIMPALLI SATYANARAYANA RAJU, AGE 55 YEARS ,68-10-20/4,VIDYUT NAGAR, KAKINADA. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. 2. THE KAKINADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA KAKINADA DISTRICT. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA 2 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M KRISHNA RAO SC FOR SKL VZM KKD MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri R. Sai Sandeep, learned Counsel representing Ms. K. Devasri Roshan, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel representing Sri M. Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the Municipal Corporation. 2. Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel representing Sri M. Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the Municipal Corporation, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Kakinada. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instructions would indicate that the claim of the Writ Petitioner has been admitted. The Respondents have also submitted that the Writ Petitioner has completed the work within the time granted and that an amount of Rs. 11,27,841/- is due to the Writ Petitioner. 4. The Written Instructions would further indicate that the Official Respondents have requested six months’ time for clearing the bills. Since the works have been executed long ago and the amounts have been pending, this Court is not inclined to grant six months’ time as sought. Instead, the Official Respondents are directed to complete the entire administrative process, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual co-operation and coordination, within a period of eight (06) weeks, and to transfer the amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within four (04) weeks thereafter. 3 5. The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within two (02) weeks from today for effective compliance. 6. With these observations and directions, the Writ Petition is allowed. No order as to costs. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 10.03.2026 DSV 4 237 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 1136/2026 10.03.2026 DSV 5 HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI MAIN CASE No. WRIT PETITION NO: 1136/2026 PROCEEDING SHEET Sl. No DATE ORDER Office Note 10.03.2026 GRKP, J Writ Petition is allowed. (vide separate order) ___________ GRKP, J DSV 6