APHC010489302025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 28538/2025 Between: 1. CHINTHADA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA PRASAD RAO, , S/O LATE RAJA RAO, HINDU, AGED 48 YEARS, R/O/ D. NO. 8-40/B, MAIN STREET, GOKAMPALLI, PONDURU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 532168. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM, DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, PIU-DIVISION SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM, DISTRICT. 5. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, (PRI) SD, AMADALAVALASA, SRIKAKULAM, DISTRICT. 6. THE MANDAL ENGINEERING OFFICER, MANDAL, PRAJA PARISHAD, PONDURU, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. Page 2 of 4 ...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 an appropriate Writ, Honble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not making payment of the due sum of Rs. 3,10,126/- since 2023 for the executed work i.e. Construction of CC road in Duppala Street to Main Road in Chinna Boddepalli Village H/o Bodepalli NoProgs.Rc.No.1300/2022/H4 Dated.29-10-2022 of the office of District Collector and bearing Measurement Book No.1642-B (M- BOOK) to the Petitioner with interest at the rate of 12percentage per annum from the date of sanction dated 20/03/2023 and pass 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 petitioner final approved amount Rs. 3,10,126/- for the executed contractual work bearing Administrative Sanction No Progs.Rc.No.1300/2022/H4 Dated.29-10-2022 of the office of District Collector and bearing Measurement Book No. 1642- B (M-BOOK) under the scheme of “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Scheme (MGNREGS) and works sanctioned under KOWADA funds within the time schedule that may be fixed by this Honble Court pending disposal of the main Writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M S S SWAYAM PRAKASH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: The above writ petition was filed to declare the action of the respondents for non-payment of bill amount for the work executed by the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary. Page 3 of 4 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner, would submit that pending the writ petition, the amount was paid the petitioner. 3. Given the developments, pending the writ petition, no further adjudication is required in the writ petition, and accordingly, 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: 09.02.2026 TVN p. 4 173 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.28538 OF 2025 Date: 09.02.2026 TVN