1 APHC010412992025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 21282/2025 Between: 1. GUDISEVA NAGENDRAM, S/O RAMARAO. AGE 50 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. 3-67-1 A, UPPALAKALAVALAGUNTA, PEDANA, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AT VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DRAINAGE DIVISION, GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE DIRECTOR, PAY AND ACCOUNTS, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. PAY AND ACCOUNT OFFICER PAO, WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Direction or Order questioning the action of the respondents in not paying admitted bills an amount of Rs. 10,13,851/- after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e., O and M such as removal of weed growth in Lingannacodu Drainage Basin in falling in to Krishna River for the year 2024- 25 under the agreement No- 37/2024- 25 respectively dated 30/07/2024 even after finalizing the Bill, as illegal and arbitrary and violative of articles 14, 16 and 21 of constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents to pay above said bills to petitioner forthwith IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 the admitted bills for an amount of Rs. 10,13,851/- even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e., “O & M such as removal of weed growth in Lingannacodu Drainage Basin in falling in to Krishna River for the year 2024-25 ” under the agreement 37/2024-25 respectively dated 30/07/2024 under forthwith, pending disposal of Writ Petition, IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 grant leave to the Respondent No.3 to file Counter Affidavit in W.P.No.21282 of 2025 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VELURI BHARAT SURENDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 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 Smt Gouthami Surpareddy, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Satish Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation Department. 3. Sri Bala Krishna, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation on counter submitted that, the authorities have admitted to pay the entitled amount to the petitioner and sought three(03) 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 admitted 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 a tune of Rs.10,13,851/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Thirteen thousand eight hundred and fifty one only) at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of three(03) months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 4 Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI BRS