APHC010070702026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 4283 OF 2026 Between: 1. Gurram Ramana, , G Krishnamma Late, Aged about 62 years, Occ. Contractor, R/o.6-47/2, AP NGOs Colony, Sairam Colony, Kommadhi, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Pincode. 530048. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Municipal Administration And Urban Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Pincode. 522238. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretaiy, Department of Finance and Planning, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Pincode. 522238. 3. The Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration, , APCRDA Project Office, 4th Floor, Rayapudi Post, Tulluru Mandal, Amaravati, Guntur District, Pincode. 522237. 4. The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Pincode. 530003. 5. The Executive EngineerI, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Pincode. 530003. 6. The Chief Executive Officer, APCFSS, 31-d Floor, Nidhi Bhavan, Behind APllC Building, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, Pincode. 522503. ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA 2 Counsel for the Respondents: GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. M. Sumalatha, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations. 2. Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations has passed across the table a photocopy of the Counter Affidavit in the present Writ Petition. He would submit that this scanned copy of the Counter Affidavit which is signed by the Deponent has been forwarded to him. Copy of the Counter Affidavit is yet to be filed. However, he would request the Court to treat the photo copy of the Counter Affidavit which is yet to be filed as singed Written Instruction from the Respondent Authorities. 3. Since the Deponent has already singed and it has been attested by another Officer, this photocopy of the Counter Affidavit is treated as Written Instructions and taken on record. Copy of it is also supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. 4. The photocopy of the Counter Affidavit, which is now treated as Written Instructions, indicates that the amount claimed by the Writ Petitioner is admitted by the Respondents. But due to non-availability of the Budget, the amounts could not be paid. 5. Having noted the same, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition, with a direction to all the Respondents including the Respondent No.2 (Department of Finance) to complete the entire administrative process, both Inter-departmental and Intra-departmental by way of mutual cooperation and coordinaton, within a period of fourteen weeks from today and transfer the amount to the account of the Writ Petitioner within four weeks thereafter. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the competent authority within two weeks from today for effecting such transfer. 4 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: 16.03.2026 JKS 5 84 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 4283 OF 2026 16.03.2026 JKS