APHC010116812026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 6452/2026 Between: 1. SRI RAO SURESH, S/O. R. V. SURYA RAO AGE 55 YEARS, R/O.2- 11-13, VENKATA NAGAR ,SREE NAGAR, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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. 522238 2. THE KAKINADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA KAKINADA DISTRICT.533001 3. THE KAKINADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KAKINADA DISTRICT.533001 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238 ...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 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. K. Devasri Roshan, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Smt. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning and Sri M. Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporation. 2. Sri M. Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporation, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Kakinada, dated 10.03.2026. 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 amounts were audited, and six months’ time has been requested by the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation to make the payment to the Writ Petitioner. 4. Ms. K. Devasri Roshan, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, on instructions, agrees to the said period. 5. Having noted the same, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition with a direction to all the Respondents, including Respondent Nos.2 to 4, to complete the entire Administrative process, both inter- departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual co-operation and coordination, within a period of five (05) months from today, and to transfer the amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within one (01) month thereafter. 3 6. The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (04) weeks from today for effective compliance. 7. With these observations and directions, the Writ Petition is allowed. No order as to costs. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 08.04.2026 DSV 4 166 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 6452/2026 08.04.2026 DSV 5 HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATHI MAIN CASE No. WRIT PETITION NO: 6452/2026 PROCEEDING SHEET Sl. No DATE ORDER Office Note 08.04.2026 GRKP, J Writ Petition is allowed. (vide separate order) ___________ GRKP, J DSV 6