APHC010287212023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 14919/2023 Between: 1. VEGINETI VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O.SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O.16-1-18, PADAMATA BAZAAR, PENUGANCHIPROLU, N.T.R. DISTRICT-521190. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, NH -16, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT N.T.R. DISTRICT AT VIJAYAWADA. 5. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR PD DWMA, VENKATESWARA NAGAR, MAHENDRA NAGAR, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. 6. THE KONDAPALLI MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KONDAPALLI, N.T.R. 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 respondents more particularly 1st respondent in non-compliance of pending due MGNREGS Convergence Funds of Rs.16,43,286/- in connection with FTO No.0121EATPAYREQ12042022021581 for providing CC Open Drainage System with covers Slab in Kondapalli Village Ibrahimpatnam Mandal pursuant to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) grants towards cost for the material supplied by the petitioner under MGNREGS in Convergence despite issuing fund transfer orders on 30.04.2022 and keeping bills pending from the year 2022 as illegal arbitrary violation of principles of natural justice contrary to the Rules and Regulations of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 as contrary to the Settled principles of natural justice and further, offends Article-14, 19 of Indian Constitution and consequently, direct the respondents to comply with the above Measurement Books/Fund Transfer Orders by paying amounts along with interests at 18percent to the petitioner and to pass 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 MGNREGS Convergence Funds of Rs.16,43,286/- in connection with FTO No.0121EATPAYREQ12042022021581 for providing CC Open Drainage System with covers Slab in Kondapalli Village Ibrahimpatnam Mandal 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 permit the petitioner to come on record as Respondent no.7 in I.A.NO.1/2023 as well as in W.P.No.14919/2023 in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V.N.V.SURYA DATTU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri V.N.V. Surya Dattu, 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: 06th January, 2026 RKS