APHC010711082025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 36773/2025 Between: 1. K. UMA SANKAR,, S/O SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, M/S ARCHANA SOUNDS AND ELECTRICAL WORKS, BESIDE PRASAD SUPPLIERS, OPP. RAJ TALKIES, RAILWAY STATION ROAD, KURNOOL - 518001. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ,REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522238. 2. THE KURNOOL MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. BY. ITS COMMISSIONER, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 518001 ...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 a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not releasing the pending bill amount of Rs.69,795/- (Rupees Sixty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Five only) payable to the Petitioner towards Supply, Delivery and Installation of Round Shape Sky Balloon for SVEEP Election Campaign, 137 Kurnool Assembly Constituency, despite completion of work, administrative sanction, bill approval, and generation in e-Gov 2 VS, J W.P.36773 of 2025 Financials, as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, contrary to settled principles of administrative law and financial discipline and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith release the pending bill amount of Rs.69,795/- along with interest from 21.05.2024 till the date of actual 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 provisionaliy release the admitted and approved bill amount of Rs.69,795/- (Rupees Sixty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Five only) to the Petitioner pending disposal of the above Writ Petition, in the interests of justice and equity. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VEERAVALLI VENKATA RAVI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. POTHAM VENGALA REDDY SC For M.Corporation in Rayalaseema region In 2. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP The Court made the following: 3 VS, J W.P.36773 of 2025 ORDER:- The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has awarded the work of supply Delivery & Installation of Round Shape Sky Balloon for SVEEP Election Campaign, 137 Kurnool Assembly Constituency vide Quotation Notice Roc.No.2626/2024 dated 28.03.2024. 2. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner duly executed the work and thereafter submitted final bills for an amount of Rs.94,500/-. It is submitted that the said final bills were duly endorsed by the competent authority. A statement detailing the works executed by the petitioner was prepared, and the progress of the works was recorded in the M-book. However, in spite of the completion of all procedural formalities, the payment towards the completed works has not been released till date. 3. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Vengal Reddy, learned Standing Counsel representing for Municipal Corporation. 4. During the course of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Municipal Corporation does not dispute the submissions made by the petitioner with respect to the completion of work undertaken. 5. Considering the submissions, the concerned respondents are hereby directed to verify and release the payments due payable to the petitioner as 4 VS, J W.P.36773 of 2025 expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of one (01) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed off. There shall be no order as to costs. 7. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 05.01.2026 KGR