APHC010083972023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 4209/2023 Between: 1. K MADHUSUDANA RAO, S/O. VENKATESWARA RAO AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O.D.NO. 3-147, MANDAPAKALA, KODURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, IRRIGATION AND CAD DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KRISHNA CENTRE (K.C) DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DIVI SUB DIVISION, PULIGADDA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HEAD WORKS SECTION, PULIGADDA KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2 respondents in not releasing the gross amount of Rs.8,50,782/-/- for the work executed by the petitioner in pursuance of the Agreement No.70/2020-21 dt. 22- 8-2020 as wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently declare that the petitioner is entitled for release of amount for the work executed by the petitioner along with interest and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to release the gross amount of Rs. 8,50,782/-/- towards payment for the contract work undertaken by the petitioner in pursuance of the Agreement No.70/2020-21 dt. 22-8-2020 and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KIRTHI TEJA KONDAVEETI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP) The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Sri K.Narasimha Rao, learned counsel representing Sri Kirthi Teja Kondaveeti, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 23rd January, 2026 RKS