APHC010469872025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 25394/2025 Between: 1. MANDALA RAMUNAIDU,, S/O CHINNABODAIAH, AGED 51 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O D.NO.1-26, TIRUPATHIPALEM VILLAGE, RANASTHALAM MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, PRI DIVISION, O/O ZILLA PRAJA PARISHAD COMPOUND, SRIKAKULAM TOWN, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT - 532001. 4. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, PRI SUB-DIVISION, NEAR VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, ETCHERLA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 2 5. ASSISTANT ENGINEER/MANDAL ENGINEERING OFFICER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, PRI SUB- DIVISION, O/O MPDO, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, RANASTHALAM MANDAL SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, RANASTHALAM MANDAL SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 7. EXTENSION OFFICER PR AND RD, O/O MPDO, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, RANASTHALAM MANDAL SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 8. TIRUPATHIPALEM GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, OFFICE AT GRAMA SACHIVALAYAM, BANTUPALLI VILLAGE, RANASTHALAM MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 9. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR 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 topleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in not paying amounts of Rs.4,55,919/- (Four Lakhs Fifty Five Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen Rupees Only) to the petitioner for execution of works i.e construction of CC Road and Drainage from Meesalapeta H/o Tirupathipalem, though the said works were completed in the month of March 2017, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and rules framed there under and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the amounts of Rs.4,55,919/- (Four Lakhs Fifty Five Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen Rupees Only) the petitioner for execution of said works forthwith 3 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 pleased to direct the respondents to pay the amounts of Rs.4,55,919/- (Four Lakhs Fifty Five Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen Rupees Only) to the petitioner for execution of works i.e “construction of CC Road and Drainage from Meesalapeta H/o TirupathipalemTorthwith, pending disposal of the main writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVAS AMBATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. Yarraguntla.Koteswara Rao,Standing Counsel For Zilla Praja Parishads,Mandal Praja Parishads and Gra 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORDER: Aggrieved by non-payment of bill amount to the petitioner for the works executed in connection with providing internal CC roads and Drainage from Meesalapeta H/o Tirpathipalem, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri Srinivas Ambati, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 4 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, on written instructions dated 02.01.2026, submitted that the authorities have admitted to pay the entitled net amount to the petitioner and sought ten (10) weeks of time for making such payment. 4. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection and prayed to dispose of the writ petition by recording the submissions of learned Assistant Government Pleader. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions of both the learned counsel and as the authorities are ready to pay the amount to the petitioner, this court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition with the following direction: “The respondents are directed to release the legally admitted/entitled amount to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of ten (10) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 05.01.2025 ANS 5 193 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 25394/2025 Date: 05.01.2025 ANS