APHC010010932026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 1260/2026 Between: 1. Y CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY, PROPRIETOR - YCSR INFRA DEVELOPERS, S/O LATE Y. CHINNAMMA REDDY, AGED 58 YEARS, R/O NUTHUGUNTAPALLI VILLAGE ANUPALLI POST, RAMACHANDRAPURAMMANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. A.P. - 522238. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. A.P. 517503 3. TIRUPATI URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REP BY ITS THE VICE CHAIRMAN, TUDA OFFICE ROAD, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. - A.P. - 517501 4. THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MPDO, RAMACHANDRAPURAM MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT.- 517501 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S DIVISION, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. - A.P. 517501. 6. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S SUB-DIVISION, CHANDRAGIRI-1, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. - A.P. 517501. 7. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. - 522238. ...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 of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in withholding the admitted bill amount of 8,10,898/- (Rupees 2 Eight Lakhs Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-Eight Only) as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the respondents to release the said amount along with interest @ 24percentage per annum from the date of completion of the works till the date of actual payment, and to 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 to forthwith pay the admitted amount of 8,10,898/- along with interest @ 24percentage per annum, in the interest of justice pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PASAPALA SUDHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. SUDHIR MATTEGUNTA 3. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 4. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 5. Karri kalyan Durga Prasad SC FOR TUDA The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No. 1260 OF 2026 ORDER : The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was entrusted with the works i.e., (1) Providing Cement Road from Gangabhai’s house to A.Sivaramaiah’s house at Boppapalli Anupalle GP of RC Puram Mandal (2) Providing cement road from R&B Road to K Kalavathi’s house in Gaddakindapalli Anupalle GP of RC Puram Mandal, (3) Construction of concrete Road from R&B Road to S Jayachandra’s House at Jayachandra Nagar Nethakuppam GP of Ramachandrapuram Mandal (4) Providing Cement Road from R&B Road to Vasudeva Reddys house in Uppalivanka to Anupalle GP of RC Puram Mandal. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner had completed the work entrusted to him 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 work and the amounts due and payable to the petitioner in the M-Book. 3. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Sri K.K.Durga Prasad, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.3, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning. 4. During the course of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent No.3, on instructions, submits that the bills were approved for 4 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 off directing the concerned respondent to verify and release the payments due and payable to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four (04) 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 Dated 23.06.2026 KGM 5 115 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.1260 OF 2026 Dated 23.06.2026 KGM