1 APHC010026602026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 1810/2026 Between: 1. KATTA PRASANNA KUMAR, S/O. KATTA KONDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, CONTRACTOR, R/O. D.NO.6-10-92/28, WARD NO. 15, NEAR THAWAKALUVA, SRUNGARAPURAM, BAPATLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTDR DISTRICT.-522503 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING A.P SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. -522503 3. THE BAPATLA MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, BAPATLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. AP-522101 4. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BAPATLA MUNICIPALITY, BAPATLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522101 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Y KANAKALINGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 2 1. SIREESHA RANI VALLABHANENI SC For MUNICIPALITIES 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Y. Kanakalingeswara Rao, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner appearing online, Ms. D. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning and Smt. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni, learned Standing Counsel for Bapatla Municipality (Respondent Nos.3 & 4). 2. Smt. Sireesha Rani Vallabhaneni, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent Nos.3 & 4, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Bapatla Municipality dated 17.02.2026. Copy of it is not supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner since he is appearing online. 3. Sl.No.14 of the Written Instruction would indicate that the Respondents are due to pay to the Writ Petitioner a sum of Rs.8,10,411/-. In Sl.No.18 of the Written Instruction, it is stated that the amounts have not been paid due to insufficient funds and that the due amount would be paid to the Writ Petitioner within three (3) months. 4. Having considered the content of the Written Instruction, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition, by directing the Respondent Authorities, particularly Respondent Nos.2 & 3, to complete the entire administration process, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and coordination, within a period of eight (8) weeks from today and transfer the due amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within four (4) weeks thereafter. 5. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (4) weeks from today for effective compliance. 3 6. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:24.02.2026 Vns