APHC010070712026 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: 4287 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 Secretary, 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 EngineerVlll, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Pincode 530003. 6. The Chief Executive Officer, APCFSS, 3rd Floor, Nidhi Bhavan, Behind APllC Building, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, Pincode 522503 ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA 2 Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV Counsel for the Respondents:A S C BOSE (SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS 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 submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Superintendent Engineer, GMC, Visakhapatnam, dated 28.02.2026. Copy of the Written Instruction is also furnished to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. This Written Instruction is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that the Respondents have admitted the claim of the Writ Petitioner, but the amounts had not been paid due to non-release of funds under the GGMP grant. 4. Having considered the contents of the Written Instruction, 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. 5. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 16.03.2026 JKS 4 85 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 4287 OF 2026 16.03.2026 JKS