APHC010578962025 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: 30288 OF 2025 Between: 1. P PADDA RAJU, S/O KRISHNAM RAJU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCCU CONTRACTOR R/O D NO 2-180,SRINIVASANAGAR, MERLAPALEM VILLAGE, ATHREYAPURAM MANDAL DR B R AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY,R B DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2). 2. THE STATE OF A P, PRI. SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3). 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, R B DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. 4). 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, R B, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, R B, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 toleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents in paying total amount of Rs 45,33,345/ Rupees forty five lakhs thirty three thousand three hundred and forty five ) onean amount of Rs. 17,41,883/- (Rupees seventeen lakhs forty thousand eight hundred and eighty three) relating to the work of providing Intensive Patch work to Pedagaruvu- chinagaruvu road from Km 1.400 le to 2.850 in west Godavari District, an amount of Rs 13,90,25 7/- (Rupees thirteen lakhs ninety thousand two hundred and fifty seven) relating to the Agreement No 80/2024- 25 dated 23.11.2024 14,01,205 /- (Rupees fourteen lakhs one thousand two hundred and five ) relating to the agreement No 76/2024-25 23.11.2024 as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principals of natural justice and violation of article 14 constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the said amount of Rs 45,33,345/- ( Rupees forty five lakhs thirty three thousand three hundred and forty five ) to the petitioner with interest @12PERCENT from the date of pass orders till the date of payment 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 amount of Rs 45,33,345/- ( Rupees forty five lakhs thirty three thousand three hundred and forty five ) to the petitioner pending disposal of the writ petition in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CH B R P SEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri D. Kishore Naik, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Ch.B.R.P. Sekhar, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Abdul Rasheed, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings and Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Finance and Planning. 2. Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner submits that out of the three bills, net amount of Rs.17,41,883/- is paid on 11.11.2025. 3. Sri Panuku Rajesh, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader has submitted the Written Instructions dated 06.01.2026 furnished by the Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Finance. Copy of it is supplied to the Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 4. The Written Instruction would indicate that in respect of the remaining two balance net amounts of Rs.14,01,705/- and Rs.13,90,257/- (which comes to total net amount of Rs.27,91,962/-) these amounts will be cleared on priority basis. 5. 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.27,91,962/- 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 sixteen (16) 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. 6. The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (04) weeks from today, for effective compliance. 4 7. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition is allowed. No order as to costs. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Date: 06.01.2026 MNR 5 301 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 30288 OF 2025 Dt: 06.01.2026 Mnr