Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 02.07.2026 Date of uploading : 08.07.2026 APHC010117292026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE 2nd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 9230/2026 Between: 1. SRI SESHACHALA CONSTRUCTIONS, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, N. SIDDESWARA REDDY, D.NO.6-11-98, MCR COLONY, TIRUPATHI URBAN MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT - 517501 . ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522238 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522238 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR - 517001 4. THE CHITTOOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR 517001 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CHITTOOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, CHITTOOR - 517001 2 ...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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus for declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the final bill amount of Rs. 12,36,325/- to the petitioner in pursuance of the agreement entered into with the 4th respondent vide Agreement No. 229/2022-23 dated 19.12.2022 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to release the final bill amount of Rs. 12,36,325/- to the petitioner along with interest 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 to direct the respondents to release the total final bill amount of Rs. 12,36,325/- along with interest to the petitioner in pursuance of agreement entered into with the 4th respondent vide Agreement No.229/2022-23 dated 19.12.2022 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMESH BABU TALLURI 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 3. 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 work of laying CC Road from D.No.4-1823 to D.No. 4-1870/6 at Durganagar Colony in 16th Division in Chittoor Municipal Corporation under the Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam scheme, vide Agreement No.229/2022-23 dated 19.12.2022. 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 P.Vengal Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Corporation, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning. 4. During the course of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent Corporation submits that the work has been completed and that the petitioner has also submitted the final bills and the amounts due and payable to the petitioner have been duly admitted. It is submitted that further funds are awaited and that, soon after the release of the funds, the bills due and payable to the petitioner shall be cleared. 4 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 six (06) 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 02.07.2026 PNS Whether the order is: Speaking Reasoned ☑ Reportable Non-reportable ☑