1 APHC010036872026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 2250/2026 Between: 1. M/S. LAKSHMI ENTERPRISES,REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR KORADA SRINU, S/O. K RAMANA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/ 0.27-11-31/2, DURGA NAGAR, GAJUWAKA, PEDAGANTYADA, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, PINCODE. 530044. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, PINCODE. 522238. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, PINCODE. 522238. 3. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, APCRDA PROJECT OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR, RAYAPUDI POST, TULLURU MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, PINCODE. 522237. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, PINCODE. 530002. 5. THE GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, PINCODE.530003. 6. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER WORKSI, GREATER 2 VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, PINCODE- 530003. 7. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEERII, GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, PINCODE.530003. 8. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER APCFSS, 3RD FLOOR, NIDHI BHAVAN, BEHIND APIIC BUILDING, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, PINCODE.522503. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Ms. M. Sumalatha, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri M. Srinu Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Ms. D. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning and Sri S. Vijay Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. 2. Sri S. Vijay Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, has submitted the Written Instruction, which is in the form of a Counter Affidavit, furnished by the Commissioner,Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. Copy of it is supplied to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction, which is in the form of a Counter Affidavit, would indicate that the bills have been admitted and were also uploaded for the financial year 2023-2024. The bills would have lapsed upon the completion of 3 the said financial year. However, no explanation is forthcoming from the Respondents as to why the bills have not been uploaded in the CFMS Portal for the financial years 2024-2025 & 2025-2026. In any case, both the financial years have already been completed. 4. In this view of the matter, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition with a direction to the Respondents including Respondent Nos.1, 2 &5, to complete the entire administrative process, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and coordination, within a period of four(4) weeks from today and transfer the due amountto the bank account of the Writ Petitioner withintwo (2) weeks thereafter. 5. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within two (2) weeks from today for effective compliance. 6. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:06.04.2026 Vns