APHC010254092026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 13922/2026 Between: 1. J LAVANYA REDDY, W/O.VENKATESWARA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O.D.NO.11-33-951, VENGAL RAO NAGAR, KAVALI TOWN, KAVALI MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 237. 2. KAVALI MUNICIPALITY, KAVALI, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT - 524 201. REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KAVALI MUNICIPALITY, KAVALI, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT - 524 201. 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 237. ...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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the undisputed bill 2 amounts payable to the petitioner in respect of the works shown in Annexure- A1, even after finalizing the bills as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the Principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to pay undisputed bill amounts shown in Annexure - A1, payable to the petitioner in respect of execution of before mentioned works along with interest 18 percent p.a. from the date of recording of bills forthwith 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 to direct the respondents to pay undisputed bill amounts shown in Annexure - A1, payable to the petitioner in respect of the works shown in Annexure - A1, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C SUBODH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 Order:- The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was entrusted with the nine (09) works i.e., (i) Formation of Gravel roads at Komaragiri Kallaiah house to Sk. Noorjahan house, Annamsetty Lavanya house to Nagendra Swamy Putta and P.Thota Nageswara Rao house to K. Narayana House in BK Nagar of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement No.161/2023-24/Gen, dated 19.10.2023, (ii) Formation of Gravel Roads from Vivekananda Reddy house to Veeraiah house, Hari house to Ramu house, Danunjaya house to Suseelamma house and Altaf house to Venkatarao house at Indiramma Housing Colony Ramalayam of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement No.158/2023-24/Gen dated 19.10.2023, (iii) Formation of Gravel roads at Avula Raju house to Sk.Subhani house, Annavarapu Prabhakar house to Sk. Jilani Basha house and Palakeerthi Ramesh house to Nageswara Rao house in BK Nagar of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement No. 154/2023-24/Gen dated 19.10.2023, (iv) Formation of Gravel roads at Mogili Tirupataiah house to Seetaramaiah house, Sanala Kotilingachari house to Chintaladinne Venkateswarlu house and Moghili Valluramma house to Sairam house in BK Nagar of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement No.157/2023- 24/Gen dated 19.10.2023, (v) Formation of Gravel roads from Basireddy house to Krishnareddy house, Danush house to Malleswari house, Siddardh house to Kasamma house, Shaik Kalesha house to Manju house and Varamma house to Bijjam Adhireddy house of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement No. 156/2023-24/Gen dated 19.10.2023, (vi) Formation of Gravel 4 roads at Manikala Hussen house to Ramalayam, Chennamsetti Giri house to Peddiraju Sai Venu house and Yeturi Malakondaiah House to Ongole Venkata Subbaiah house in BK Nagar of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement No. 155/2023-24/Gen dated 19.10.2023, (vii) Formation of Gravel roads at SK. Subhani house to Areti Dhanalakshmi house, Palakeerthi Subbarao house to Mogili Balaramaiah house and Seetaramaiah house to Kammisetti Ramanaiah house and Cross Roads in BK Nagar of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement No.162/2023- 24/Gen dated 19.10.2023, (viii) Formation of Gravel roads from Fullaiah house to Manikala Ramanaiah house, P. Mallikarjuna house to Malakondaiah house, Jayamma house to Venkateswarareddy house and Inaganti Saritha house to Malakondaiah house in Indiramma Housing Colony Ramalayam of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement Nc.159/2023- 24/Gen dated 19.10.2023 and (ix) Formation of Gravel roads from Neelam Seenaiah house to Giri house, Nageswara rao house to V. Sumathi house, Kurapati Subrahmanyam house to Srinivasa Reddy house and Serveti Lakshmi house to Seenaiah house at Indiramma Housing Colony Ramalayam of Kavali Municipality vide Agreement No.160/2023-24/Gen dated 19.10.2023. 2. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner had completed the works entrusted to her and that the competent authority of the respondents had also approved the payments due and payable to the petitioner. The respondents have also recorded the progress of the works and the amounts due and payable to the petitioner in the M-Book. 5 3. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Sri Gudapati Laxmi Narayana, learned Standing Counsel for the Kavali Municipality and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning. 4. During the course of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for Kavali Municipality, on written instructions, submits that the bills were approved for clearance and funds were also released by the Government for clearing the outstanding bills of the contractors. It is also submitted that further funds are awaited and, soon after the release of the funds, the bills due and payable to the petitioner shall be cleared. 5. Recording the submissions, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, directing the respondents to verify and release the payments due and payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 6. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 17.06.2026 PNS