APHC010183302024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 9228/2024 Between: 1. C PRAVEEN KUMAR REDDY, S/O SIVA RAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, DEEVAGUNTIA VILLAGE, GOSPADU MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL DISTRICT, NANDYAL. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, 0PP. SRIRAMA THEATER, NANDYAL DISTRICT, A.P ...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 any writ, order Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing AB/MC/EE/KCC/DVN/NDL- 1640 AM dated 04-10-2023 proposing to recover an amount of Rs. 15.27,000/- from me and withholding or Letter No. AB/MC/EE/KCC/DVN/NDL- 1640 AM dated 04-10-2023 proposing to recover an amount of Rs. 15.27,000/- from me and withholding an amount of Rs. Rs. 15.27,000/- from my pending bills as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and opposed to the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to pay/release the said amount of Rs. 15.27,000/- forth with and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 pay/release an Rs. 15.27,000/- forth with and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N SRIRAM MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV The Court made the following order: Aggrieved by the non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner in relation to the completed works, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri N.Sriram Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Satish Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation Department. 3. Sri Satish Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation on instructions of Executive Engineer, WRD., Nandyal dated 21.01.2026 submitted that, out of two works, one work bill was processed for payment in Nidhi module without effecting the recovery of Rs.8,00,000/- vide bill No.2025-9211116 and paid on 14.01.2026 and another work bill which has recovery of Rs.7,27,000/- is under process for refund of amount duly resolving the issues arising in Nidhi work module which was newly introduced by the Government for payment and accordingly sought two(02) months time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions of both the learned counsel and as the authorities are ready to pay the entitled amount to the petitioner, this court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition, at the admission stage with the following direction. The respondents are directed to release the legally admitted/entitled net amount to at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of two(02) months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI BRS