APHC010386802022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 24646/2022 Between: 1. SUNKARA SATYANARAYANA, S/O. LATE DEMUDU, AGED 47 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR AND MATERIAL SUPPLIER, R/O. H.NO. 1-9, MAIN ROAD, BUCHAYYAPETA, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLUR MANDAL, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, NH-16, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE ENGINEERINCHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, Z.P.COMPOUND, OPPOSITE TO PWD GROUNDS, M.G.ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 2 6. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, , PR DIVISION MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM 7. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, VISAKHAPATNAM CLUSTER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 8. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DWMA) VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 9. THE GANDHIGRAMAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 10. THE CHODAVARAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 11. THE VENKANNAPALEM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 12. THE GAJAPATHINAGARAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 13. THE JUTTADA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 14. GOVADA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- 3 CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 15. THE ANKUPALEM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, CHODAVARAM MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 16. THE BUTCHAYYAPETA GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, BUTCHAYYAPETA MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 17. THE VEERAVALLI GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, MADUGULA MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 18. THE KUNDRAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL OFFICER- CUM-EXTENSION OFFICER, UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, ANAKAPALLI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 19. THE UNION OF INDIA, , REP. BY ITS SECRETARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KRISHI BHAVAN, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001. 20. THE DIRECTOR, MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREG) SCHEME, MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. ...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 or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in withholding the payment of balance of Rs. 4 53,22,962/- even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner for material supplied by him in relation to the works for QC withheld amounts i.e., i) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Gandhigramam Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 1,39,743/-, ii) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings andCommunity hall at Chodavaram Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 2,78,134/ -, iii) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Venkannapalem Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 14,256/ -, iv) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Gajapathinagaram Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 4,29,334/-, v) Construction of CC roads and Community hall at Juttada Visakhapatnam District for an Construction of CC roads and Community hall at Govada Visakhapatnam District for an Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Village, Chodavaram Mandal, amount of Rs. 3,22,936/-, vi) drains, anganwadi buildings and Village, Chodavaram Mandal, amount of Rs. 1,28,478/-, vii) drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Ankupalem Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 2,88,350/-, viii) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Butchayyapeta Village, Butchayyapeta Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 35,36,878/-, ix) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Veeravalli Village, Madugula Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 69,772/- and x) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Kundram Village, Anakapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 1,15,081/- totaling an amount of Rs. 53,22,962/- as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider for payment of amount of Rs. 53,22,962/- to the petitioner in respect of execution of above-mentioned work forthwith and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 consider for payment of amount of Rs. 53,22,962/- with interest @ 24 percent per annum for the delayed amount to the petitioner for material supplied by him in respect of works for QC withheld amounts i.e., i) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Gandhigramam Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District 5 for an amount of Rs. 1,39,743/-, ii) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Chodavaram Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 2,78,134/-, iii) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings andCommunity hall at Venkannapalem Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 14,256/-, iv) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Gajapathinagaram Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 4,29,334/-, v) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Juttada Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 3,22,936/-, vi) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Govada Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 1,28,478/-, vii) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Ankupalem Village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 2,88,350/-, viii) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Butchayyapeta Village, Butchayyapeta Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 35,36,878/-, ix) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Veeravalli Village, Madugula Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 69,772/- and x) Construction of CC roads and drains, anganwadi buildings and Community hall at Kundram Village, Anakapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District for an amount of Rs. 1,15,081/- totaling an amount of Rs. 53,22,962/- forthwith pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass such IA NO: 2 OF 2022 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 receive the judgment of this Honble court in WP 10038/2021 dated 05-10- 2021 and WPs 28898/2021 dated 10-12-2021 as additional documents /material papers Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: 6 :: ORDER :: Heard Sri Rambabu Koppineedi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri P.Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Finance and Planning for the respondents. 2. The above writ petition was filed to declare the action of the respondents in not releasing the bill amounts of Rs.53,22,962/- (Rupees Fifty Three Lakhs Twenty Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Two only), payable to the petitioner in relation to the ten works, as illegal and arbitrary. 3. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the respondents released the amount to the petitioner, and no further adjudication is required in the writ petition. The statement made by the learned counsel is recorded and made part of the record. 4. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 23.02.2026 SNI 7 251 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 24646 OF 2022 Date: 23.02.2026 SNI