APHC010512112024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] WEDNESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 26693/2024 Between: 1. THE WATER USER ASSOCIATION NO.24, REP BY ITS PRESIDENT, VELPULA SETHARAMI REDDY, S/O BALA SUBBA REDDY ,AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/O. TELLAPURI VILLAGE, NANDYALA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL. NANDYAL DISTRICT. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, (IRRIGATION CIRCLE) IRRIGATION CIRCLE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, (W.R. DEPT) KC CANAL 2 DIVISION, NANDYAL, NANDYAL, 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the in not releasing Withheld amount for the works one respondents executed by the petitioner under the scheme Neeru Chettu Providing Execution of Works i) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut road from A.Sivarmapuram M.Chinthakunta rasha from Km 0.000 to km 2.000 A Sivarampuram(v) Nandyal (M) the Agreement No. 1123/2017-18 dated 16.03.2018 for . ii) Construction of Pipe culvert 6 No crossing to field channel of Peeru Kottala rastha A. Sivarampuram to Mitnala crossing through an amount Rs.71,381/- Saheb crossing rastha near A.Sivarampuram Nandyal mandal through the Agreement No. 349/2018- 19 and dated 28.05.2018 for an amount Rs.70,966/-, strengthening of ayacut road from Rarnmurthy nagar to Pasurupadu village from km 0.000 to km 2.500 Agreement No. 1180/2017-18 and dated iii) Repairs and near gunthanala (v) Nandyal (M) through the 16.03.2018 for an amount v) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut road fromRs.71.210/-, M.Chinthakunta village to Pasulapadu rastha from km 0.000 to km 2.000 M.Chintakunta (v) Nandyal (M) through the Agreement No. 1121/2017-18 and dated 16.03.2018 for an amount Rs.71,465/-, v) Repairs and improvementsto ayacut road from from km 0.000 to km 2.000 from Erukala conoly to K.C.C Main canal through the Agreement No.426/2017-18 and dated 26.12.2017 for amount Rs.66,950/-, vi) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut road from Mitnala village to Mallaiah field rastha from km 0.000 to km 2.000 near Mitnala (v) Nandyal (M) through the Agreement No.1379/2017-18 and dated 17.03.2018 for an amount Rs.71,463/-, vii) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut road from Mitnala village to Gunthanala village from km 0.000 to km 2.000 near Mitnala (v) Nandyal (M) through the Agreement No. 1380/2017-18 and dated 17.03.2018 for an amount Rs.71,144/- and viii) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut Peeru Saheb Kottala rastha village to Ramurtynagar from km 0.000 to km 2.000 near Ramurtynagar (v) Nandyal (M) through the Agreement No.1375/2017-18 and dated 16.03.2018 for an amount Rs.71,115/- totaling an amount of 3 Rs.5,65,694/-with 18 percent interest is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and unconstitutional and violation of Article 14 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release the Withheld amount of Rs. 5,65,694/- with 18percent per annum to the petitioner in an respect of the execution of aforementioned works forthwith and to 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 direct the respondents to release the Withheld amount of Rs.5,65,694/- with interest 18% for the works executed by the petitioner under the scheme Neeru - Chettu for executing the Works i) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut from A.Sivarmapuram M.Chinthakunta crossing rasha from Km 0.000 to km 2.000 A Sivarampuram(v) Nandyal (M) through the Agreement No.1123/2017- 18 dated 16.03.2018 for an amount Rs.71,381/-, ii) Construction culvert 6 No crossing to field channel of Peeru Saheb Kottala Sivarampuram to Mitnala crossing rastha near A.Sivarampuram Nandyal mandal through the Agreement No. 349/2018-19 and dated 28.05.2018 for amount Rs.70,966/-, iii) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut road from Rammurthy nagar to Pasurupadu village from km 0.000 to km 2.500 near gunthanala (v) Nandyal (M) through the Agreement No. 1180/2017-18 dated 16.03.2018 for an amount Rs.71,210/-, iv) Repairs and strengthening ayacut road from M.Chinthakunta viliage to Pasulapadu rastha from km 0.000 and to km 2.000 M.Chintakunta (V) Nandyal (M) through the Agreement 16.03.2018 for an amount Rs.71,465/-, v) repairs and iNo.1121/2017-18 and dated Repairs and improvements to for improvements to ayacut road from from km 0.000 to km 2.000 near from Erukala conoly to K.C.C No.426/2017-18 and dated 26.12.2017 Main canal through the Agreement amount Rs.66,950/-, vi) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut road from Mitnala from km 0.000 to km 2.000 Agreement No. 1379/2017-18 near Mitnala (v) Nandyal (M) through and dated 17.03.2018 for the an amount Rs.71,463/-. vii) Repairs and strengthening of ayacut from mitnala village to gunthanala v) Nandyal (M) village from km 0.000 to km 2.000 through the Agreement No. 1380anng of ayacut Peeru Saheb Kottala rastha village to Ramurtynagar from km 0.000 to km 2.000 near/2017-18 and dated Rs.71,144/- and 4 viii) Repairs road from Mitnala village near Mitnala 17.03.2018 for an amount Ramurtynagar (v) Nandyal (M) through the Agreement dated 16.03.2018 for No. 1375/2017-18 and an amount Rs.71.115/- to the petitioner and to as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MARELLA RADHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 5 ORDER: Aggrieved by non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner for various contract works under Neeru Chettu Scheme under various agreements, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Nandipalle Venkatesh, learned counsel representing Smt Marella Radha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Satish Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the authorities have paid the entitled amounts to the petitioner and there remains nothing for adjudication, accordingly, prayed to close the writ petition. 4. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 04th February, 2026 RKS