Date of reserved for orders : -- Date of pronouncement : 01.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010381022024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY, THE 1st DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 19393/2024 Between: 1. K KAPALA JAGADEESH, S/O. KAPALA SURYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. KATTAMAKUNTA VILLAGE, BATTALAPALLI MANDAL, ANANTAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT) SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ( FINANCE DEPARTMENT), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE ENGINEERINCHIEF IRRIGATION, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA. KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, IRRIGATION CIRCLE ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, I.B DIVISION, DHARMAVARAM, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 6. THE CHAIRMAN, COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ( CFMS ) STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA.. ...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 declaring the action of the Respondents in conducting vigilance inquiry without issuing any notice and without conducting enquitry and made recovery of an amount Rs. 4,48,467/- in relation to the execution of works under the scheme of Neeru Chettu i.e vide Agreement No. 118 NC/2018-19, dated 13-07-2018, as illegal arbitrary, violation of Principles of Natural Justice, Violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Official Respondents to pay an recovered amount to the petitioner in respect of execution of afore mentioned works forthwith and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 forthwith relwease the recovered amounts to the petitioner in relation to the execution of works i.e vide Agreement No.118 NC/2018-19, dated 13-07-2018, for an amount of Rs. 4,48,467/- pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BANDI SRIHARI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that by efflux of time, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the writ petition has become infructuous. Page 3 of 4 2. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date : 01.07.2026 TVN Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Recorded Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 34 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.19393 OF 2024 Date : 01.07.2026 TVN