APHC010652712025 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: 33884 OF 2025 Between: 1. PENUMALLI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. JAMALAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. H.NO. 2-139/A, YERRUPALEM, POST AND MANDAL, KHAMMAM DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, A.P. EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (APEWIDC) GUNTUR CIRCLE, BEHIND ZP COMPOUND, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, A.P. EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (APEWIDC), D.NO. 7-96, SRI SAI FORTUNE HEIGHTS, VADDESWARAM, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE A P E W I D C WING, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, APEWIDC, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, 2 GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, NTR VETERINARY SUPER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL PREMISES, LABBIPET, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R. DISTRICT. 7. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY IT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR 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 appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in withholding the payment of proposed balance amount of Rs.3,03,728/- even after finalizing the bills, payable to the work for APEWIDC- Renovation and Improvements of the O/o Joint Director office existing Building, Animal Husbandry at Mutyalampadu of Vijayawada vide Divil. Agreement. No.49/2017-18, dated. 06.03.2018, D.R.No. 107/2017- 18, dated. 01.02.2018, M.Book. 3672-B Under A.P.E.W.I.D.C. Department as per agreement to the petitioner till today and causing heavy loss with interest even though total works were completed as per the agreement as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially to direct the respondents releasing the proposed balance amount of Rs.3,03,728/- for execution of completion of works as per agreement to the petitioner forthwith and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PAMARTHI KAMESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDARY 2. 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Pamarthi Kameswara Rao, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Finance and Planning and Sri L. Radha Krishna, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri V.Ch.Naidu, Ld. Standing Counsel for the APEWIDC. 2. Sri L. Radha Krishna, Ld. Counsel appearing on behalf of APEWIDC has submitted the Written Instructions dated 06.01.2026 furnished by the Executive Engineer, APEWIDC, Krishna, Machilipatnam. Copy of it is supplied to the Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instructions would indicate that the gross amount of Rs.3,03,728/- claimed by the Writ Petitioner is admitted. 4. Having noted the same, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition by directing all the Respondents including the Respondent No.7 namely the Principal Secretary, Department of Finance to pay an amount of Rs.3,03,728/- 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 four (04) 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 5 304 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 33884 OF 2025 Dt: 06.01.2026 Mnr