APHC010612932025 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: 31867 OF 2025 Between: 1. KARNATI RAMANA REDDY, S/O. K. VENKATA SUBBA REDDY AGE 61 YEARS OCCJCONTRACTOR R/O UPPALAPADU VILLAGE AND MANDAL SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROADS AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING AMARAVATHI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING AMARAVTHI 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, ROADS AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, O/O ROADS AND BUILDINGS CIRCLE AT NELLORE SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, O/O ROADS AND BUILDING DIVISION AT GUDUR TIRUPATHI 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 2 pleased tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the payments for the works executed by the petitioner providing Urgent Repairs to Ozili-Darakasthu Road from Km. 7/6 to Tirupathi District through the Agreement DR No. 100/2022-23 dt 10/6 in 31.01.2023 for an amount of Rs.22,38,851/- as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and un-constitution and violation of Article 14 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release an amount of Rs.22,38,851/- with 18percent per annum to the petitioner in respect of the execution of aforementioned works forthwith and to 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 release an amount of Rs.22,38,851/- with interest at 18% to the petitioner for the work executed by the petitioner providing Urgent Repairs to Ozili-Darakasthu Road from Km. 7/6 to 10/6 in Tirupathi District through the Agreement DR No. 100/2022-23, dt: 31.01.2023 for an amount of Rs.22,38,851/-, and and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MARELLA RADHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri N. Venkatesh, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Marella Radha, 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. Sri Panuku Rajesh, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader has submitted the Written Instructions dated 06.01.2026 furnished by the Principal Secretary to Government, which also states that the bill for an amount of Rs.22,38,824/- will be cleared on priority basis. 3. 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.22,38,824/- 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. 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. 6. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Date: 06.01.2026 MNR 4 211 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 31867 OF 2025 Dt: 06.01.2026 Mnr