APHC010039902026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3311] Monday, the Twenty Third day of March Two Thousand and Twenty Six Present The Honourable Ms. Justice B.S.Bhanumathi Writ Petition No: 2543 of 2026 Between: Pothireddy Venkata Reddy ...Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: 1. Kambhampati Ramesh Babu Counsel for the respondents: 1. G.P. for Agriculture 2. G.P. for Finance Planning The Court made the following: 2 W.P.No.2543 of 2026 ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “...to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing payment for the bill to the petitioner for the work executed by him namely i.e., construction of new rythu bazar at Market Yard, Yerragondapalem under A.M.C. Yerragondapalem in Prakasam District under agreement No.25/2020-21, dated 05.01.2021 for an amount of Rs.71,91,832.89/- as illegal, arbitrary, malafidy, high-handed and contrary to the procedure established by law apart from being violative of Articles 14 and 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents to release the payment of above bill along with interest forthwith in the interest of justice and pass...” 2. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance placed on record a copy of written instructions vide Lr.No.2543/2026-1, dated 23.03.2026, stating that the administrative department has raised the bill with CFMS Id. No.2025-886489 for an amount of Rs.71,91,832.89/- and the bill was paid on 23.03.2026. 3. Ms. Ch.S.N.Meena Kumari, learned counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the bill amount had been received by the petitioner. 4. Hence, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. Interim orders granted earlier, if any, shall stand vacated. Miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ JUSTICE B.S. BHANUMATHI Dated: 23.03.2026 NSM 3 W.P.No.2543 of 2026 37 The Honourable Ms. Justice B.S.Bhanumathi Writ Petition No: 2543 of 2026 Dated: 23.03.2026 NSM