APHC010203982024 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: 10323/2024 Between: 1. V.VENUGOPAL NAIDU @ V.VENUGOPAL, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, S/O V.SESHACHALAM NAIDU, NO. 1-29 A , KONDRAJUKALUVA VILLAGE, DIGUVAMAGHAM POST, CHITTOOR DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH -517129. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO IRRIGATION, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522237. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO FINANCE, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522237. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, , MINOR IRRIGATION, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT (WRD) D.NO14-7-29, 2ND FLOOR, NAMBOORI GOPALARAO STREET, HANUMANPET, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520003. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, I AND CAD IRRIGATION DIVISION, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DT., ANDHRA PRADESH- 517001. 5. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CWSS II, SUB- DIVISION, TAVANAMPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, 2 ANDHRA PRADESH-517131. ...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 an order, writ or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2ndrespondent in non-payment of the pending bill for the work done under the program NEERU-PRAGATHI in sub-division No. 458/2018-19 for Restoration of Seshamanayani oddu near Kondrajukalava(V) in Tavanampalli (M) in Chittoor (Dist) with an estimated cost of work is Rs.6.50 Lakhs and work was technically sanctioned on 20.07.2018 on Nomination basis and the same was agreed and entered into agreement with Vide No. 59 DN (NC)/ 2018-19 dated 14.08.2018 and The agreement amount is Rs.5,00,875/- and due payment is as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitutional of law and consequently direct the respondents to release the pending payment bill of Rs 3,20,969/- (Rupees Three Lakhs Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Nine Only) with interest along with deposits for the work done by the petitioner 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 release the pending payment bill Rs 3,20,969/- (Rupees Three Lakhs Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Nine Only) with interest along with deposits for the work done by the petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D KISHORE KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP) 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri B.Sri Venkateswara Rao, learned counsel representing Sri D.Kishore Kumar, 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