APHC010579562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] TUESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 30105/2025 Between: 1. CRR CONSTRUCTIONS, M/S. CRR CONSTRUCTIONS H. NO. 19- 87/1, AMMAVARI THOTA NUZVID, ELURU DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER CHALASANI RATNAKARA RAO. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. ANDHRA PRADESH EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION APEWIDC, D.NO 7-96, SRI SAI FORTUNE HEIGHTS, VADDESWARAM VILLAGE, TADEPALLE, 522302, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR 4. THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF, APEWIDC VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R. DISTRICT. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, APEWIDC, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, APEWIDC, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA 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 an order, writ or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying i) LS 7th 8th and Part Bills for the amounts of Rs. 35,57,834/-, Rs. 24,79,236/- respectively towards the execution of the work namely Providing Additional Infrastructure to MBM Z.P. High School for Girls at Myalavaram (V) and (M) in Krishna District under Agreement No. /CE/APEWIDC/VJA/2020-21 Dated. 03.07.2020 and ii) LS 9th, 11th 12th 13th Part Bills for the amounts of Rs. 6,88,482/-, Rs.2,09,665/- Rs. 4,77,383/- and Rs. 4,49,406/- respectively towards execution of the work namely Providing Additional Infrastructure facilities to ZP High School at Musunuru (V) and (M) in Krishna District under agreement No. 85/2020-21 Dated. 27.06.2020, as illegal, arbitrary, irresponsible, against to the principles of natural justice, apart from being violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay above bill amounts (in total Rs.78,62,006/-) along with interest to the petitioner in the interest of justice and to pas Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri Panku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning and Sri Radhakrishna, Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri V. Ch. Naidu, Learned Standing Counsel for APEWIDC. 2. Sri Radhakrishna, Learned Counsel for APEWIDC has submitted the Written Instructions dated 04.11.2025 furnished by the Executive Engineer, APEWIDC, Machilipatnam. Copies of it are supplied to the Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that the Bills for an amount of Rs.54,67,442/- have been uploaded on the CFMS portal. 4. Having noted the same, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition by directing the Respondents, including the Respondent No.2 namely the Principal Secretary, Department of Finance and Planning, to pay an amount of Rs.54,67,442/- to the Writ Petitioner by completing the entire administrative process, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental by way of mutual cooperation and coordination, between all the concerned departments, within twenty four (24) weeks from today and transfer the said amount to the bank account of the respective Writ Petitioner within a period of four (04) weeks thereafter. 4. The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (04) weeks from today, for effective compliance. 5. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition is allowed. No order as to costs. 4 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Date: 06.01.2026 MNR 5 216 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 30105 OF 2025 Dt: 06.01.2026 Mnr