APHC010667772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 34544/2025 Between: 1. AMBATI SRINIVAS, S/O UBBA LINGAM, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 2-81, KUMARAPURAM VILLAGE, PITAPURAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, R AND B DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, R AND B DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FLOOR, STATE HOD OFFICES BUILDINGS COMPLEXTH ROOM NO. 501,5 VIJAYAWADA - 520 010. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER S E, R AND B DEPARTMENT, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT 5. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER EE, R AND B DEPARTMENT, PITAPURAM KAKINADA DISTRICT 6. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER DEE, R AND B DEPARTMENT 2 PITAPURAM KAKINADA DISTRICT 7. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AEE, R AND B DEPARTMENT SAMALKOTA, KAKINADA 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 to issue a writ or direction or order more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus that declaring the action of the respondents in withholding final bill payment dated 11-02-2025 for Rs. 24,81,947/- for the works of urgent repairs to Panduru to U. Kothapalli Road from km 0/000 to 9/280 in Kakinada District as per agreement DR.Agt No.67/2024-2025 dated 28-12-2024, EE(R AND B) Division, Pitapuram as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions under Article 14,16, 19(1)(g) and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently directing the respondents to consider final bill payment dated 11- 02-2025 for Rs. 24,81,947/- for the works of urgent repairs to Panduru to U. Kothapalli Road from km 0/000 to 9/280 in Kakinada District, with interest @12PERCENT per annum for the delayed amount to the petitioner in respect of execution of above mentioned work forthwith 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 directing the respondents to pay the final bill payment of Rs. 28,80,523/- dated 12- 02-2025 for execution of works of urgent repairs from Samalkota to Prathipadu Road (SH-170) from km 16/000 to 20/980 in Kakinada District, with interest @12% per annum for the delayed amount to the petitioner forthwith and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. R K ACHARYULU 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.34544 OF 2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to pay the admitted bill amounts for the work executed by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner represented and submitted that pending consideration of the writ petition, the respondents have released the due amount to the petitioner and hence, no further orders are required to be passed. Recording the said submission, the present Writ Petition is closed. 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: 18.02.2026 KBN 4 20 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.34544 of 2025 Date: 18.02.2026 KBN