APHC010564122025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 29198/2025 Between: 1. M RATTAYYA, S/O. M. PENTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.4-112, KUMMARA PURUGU PALEM VILLAGE, MOGALTHUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRANSPORT, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT A.P. SECRETARIAT AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, HOD BUILDINGS, M.G. ROADS, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH- 520010 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, NARSAPUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2 6. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, NARSAPUR, WEST GODAVARI 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 tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction mostly one which is in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in non-payment of amounts of Rs. 17,53,827/- due to the Petitioner even after finalizing the bills, payable in relation to the work executed i.e. Urgent Repairs to Kalipatnam - Bhimavaram Road from km 0.200 to 3.000 in W.G. District (SH302) as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unfair, unreasonable and unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents to make the payment of full amounts due to the Petitioner without any deductions / recoveries in respect of execution of works carried out by the Petitioner and with reasonable interest for delayed period forthwith and pass such 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 may be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider the payment of the amount of Rs. 17,53,827/- payable in relation to the work executed i.e. “Urgent Repairs to Kalipatnam - Bhimavaram Road from km 0.200 to 3.000 in W.G. District (SH302)” immediately, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHERUVU CHAITANYA BHARGAVA SARMA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.29198 OF 2025 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner represented and stated that pending consideration of the writ petition, the respondent-authorities have paid the bill amounts to the petitioner. Hence, nothing survives in the writ petition to adjudicate further. Recording the said submission, the present Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 19.02.2026 KBN 4 06 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.29198 of 2025 Date: 19.02.2026 KBN