APHC010711862025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 173/2026 Between: 1. GOLI SARATH BABU @ SARATH REDDY,, S/O. VENKAT REDDY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC. CIVIL CONTRACTOR, RIO. PLOT NO. C 4, HARSHA CLASSIC, NEAR AMALODABHAVI SCHOOL, ASHOK NAGAR, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT - 534002. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522237. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KRISHNA EASTERN DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT ERSTWHILE KRISHNA DISTRICT - 520001. 3. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, COWTHARAM SUB-DIVISION, GUDLAVALLERU, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 521356. 4. THE DIRECTOR, WORKS AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT, ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 521456. ...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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Wirt, Direction or Order questioning the action of the respondents in not recording the work done by the petitioner and passing the order in respect of the work Removal of Weed on Bantumilli Main Canal from Km 86.885 to 100.383 Km and branch channels in the jurisdiction of Kruthivennu Section for the year 2023- 24 vide Agreement No.39/2023-24 dated 19.07.2023 for an amount of Rs.16,73,625/- is illegal, arbitrary and violative of articles 14, 16 and 21 of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 to pay the amount as per the pass order and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 2 and 3 herein to record the work and also issue pass order in respect of "Removal of Weed on Bantumilli Main Canal from Km 86.885 to 100.383 Km and branch channels in the jurisdiction of Kruthivennu Section for the year 2023-24" vide Agreement No.39/2023-24 dated 19.07.2023 for an amount of Rs.16,73,625/-, pending disposal of Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M K RAJ KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following order: Aggrieved by the non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner in relation to the completed work under Agreement No.39/2023-24 dated 19.07.2023, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri K.Raj Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Satish Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation for the respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation on counter submitted that, the authorities have admitted to pay the entitled net amount to the petitioner and sought time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions of both the learned counsel and as the authorities are ready to pay the net amount to the petitioner, this court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition with the following direction. The respondents are directed to release the legally admitted/entitled net amount to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any rate, within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Dt.26.02.2026 JLV 167 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 173/2026 Dt.26.02.2026 JLV