1 APHC010004682026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION Nos: 1303 & 1355 OF 2026 W.P.No.1303 of 2026: Between: 1. AKSHAYA TRANSPORT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, LINGAMANENI SIVA KUMAR, S/O. BAGAVAN NARAYANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 5-08-1422, FLAT NO. 210, DHANALAKSHMI TOWERS, PADMAJA NAGAR, KANURU SIDHARDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, 0PP. ROAD TADIGADAPA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522237 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522237 3. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, , 3,4,5, FLOORS, PRIME HICREST, VADDESWARAM VILLAGE, MANGALAGI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, 2 522501 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT AT MACHILIPATNAM. 521101 5. THE YSR TADIGADAPA MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, YSR TADIGADAPA PORANKI, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 521137 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, YSR TADIGADAPA MUNICIPALITY, PORANKI KRISHNA DISTRICT. 521137 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PAMARTHI KAMESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SIREESHA RANI VALLABHANENI,STANDING COUNSEL FOR MUNICIPALITIES 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING W.P.No.1355 of 2026: Between: 1. M/S. AKSHYA TRANSPORT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, LINGAMANENI SIVA KUMAR, S/O. BAGAVAN NARAYANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 5-08-1422, FLAT NO. 210, DHANALAKSHMI TOWERS, PADMAJA NAGAR, KANURU SIDHARDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, 0PP. ROAD TADIGADAPA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR 3 DISTRICT.522237 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522237 3. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, 3,4,5, FLOORS, PRIME HICREST, VADDESWARAM VILLAGE, MANGALAGI, GUNTUR DISTRICT,522501 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT AT MACHILIPATNAM. 521101 5. THE YSR TADIGADAPA MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, YSR TADIGADAPA, PORANKI, KRISHNA DISTRICT.521137 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, YSR TADIGADAPA MUNICIPALITY, PORANKI, KRISHNA DISTRICT.5211037 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PAMARTHI KAMESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SIREESHA RANI VALLABHANENI,STANDING COUNSEL FOR MUNICIPALITIES 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 4 COMMON ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri P. Kameswara Rao, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri M. Srinu Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Sri Rama Rao Kochiri, learned Government Pleader for Finance & Planning and Smt. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni, learned Standing Counsel for YSR Tadigadapa Municipality. 2. Sri Kochiri Rama Rao, learned Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Finance dated 18.03.2026. Copy of it is supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that the Official Respondents have admitted the claim of the Writ Petitioner and they are seeking three (3) months’ time for clearing the bills. The relevant portion of the Written Instruction is usefully extracted hereunder: “3. It is submitted that the said bills will be cleared as earliest possible time based on the ways and means position. 4. In view of the above, it is requested to appraise the above position to the Hon’ble Court and seek (3) months time for clearing the above bills.” 4. Having noted the above extract, this Court deems it appropriate to allow these Writ Petitions, with a direction to all the Respondents, to complete the entire administrative process, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and coordination, within a period of fourteen (14) weeks from today and transfer the due amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within four (4) weeks thereafter. 5 5. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (4) weeks from the date of uploading of the Order on the website of the Court for effective compliance. 6. With these observations and directions, these Writ Petitions stand allowed. No order as to costs. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:18.03.2026 Vns