APHC010144852026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 7911 OF 2026 Between: 1. M/s. PVR Chalapathi Constructions,, Rep. by its Proprietor P Venkateswararao, S/o. Chalapathi Rao, Aged about 62 years, Occ Contractor, R/o. 3-30-6, 2nd Line, Nalanda Nagar, Guntur, Guntur District, Pincode 522006 ...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 Guntur Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Guntur, Guntur District, Pincode 522003. 4. The Executive Engineer3, Guntur Municipal Corporation, Guntur, Guntur District, Pincode 522003. 5. The Project Director, AP State Housing Corporation Limited (APSHCL), Guntur, Guntur District, Pincode 522003. ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA Counsel for the Respondents: MALLIKHARJUNA MOORTHY K (SC FOR A.P HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED) Counsel for the 2 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. Naseem Sultana, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Ms. M. Sumalatha, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri K. Mallikarjuna Murthy, learned Standing Counsel for A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited appearing for Respondent No.5, Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations and Ms. D. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. 2. Sri K. Mallikarjuna Murthy, learned Standing Counsel for A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited appearing for Respondent No.5 has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the District Head-Housing, Guntur, dated 30.03.2026 and also 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 Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Guntur, dated 26.03.2026. Copies of both the Written Instructions are also furnished to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. The same are taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction of the District Head-Housing, Guntur dated 30.03.2026 confirms that the Contractor has completed the work on 02.02.2023 and had requested for release of the payment. The Written Instruction would also state that the Corporation has not forwarded the proposal for payment in Annexure-I Format and that the amount shall be released as and when Annexure-I is received. The Written Instruction would also indicate that there is no dispute with regard to the claim of the Writ Petitioner. 4. The Written Instruction of the District Head-Housing, Guntur dated 30.03.2026 would also indicate that three months time is required for release of pending payment to the Writ Petitioner. As indicated above, the Writ Petitioner has already completed the work way back on 02.02.2023 and has 4 been made to wait for almost three years for recovery of paltry amount of Rs.8,02,080/-. 5. In this view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant three months as prayed for. Under the circumstances, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition directing the Respondent Authorities including the Respondent Nos.2, 3 and 5 to complete the entire administrative process, both Inter-departmental and Intra-departmental by way of mutual cooperation and coordinaton, within a period of four weeks from today and transfer the amount to the account of the Writ Petitioner within two 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. 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: 31.03.2026 JKS 5 22 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 7911 OF 2026 31.03.2026 JKS