Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 07.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010144392026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY, THE 7th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 8828/2026 Between: 1. M/S MYB SECURITY SERVICES,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, MASA YESUBABU, S/O MASA SUBBARAO, AGED 63 YEARS, R/O D.NO.16-23-3/3C, CHITTIRAJU COIONY, ROAD NO.1, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR-522238. 2. THE KAKINADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT-533001. 3. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA, REP BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KAKINADA DISTRICT-533001. 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522238. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 an appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the payments of pending amounts of Rs.16,05,452/- (Rupees Sixteen Lakhs Five Thousand Four hundred and Fifty Two only) even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i) Operation and Maintenance of Gandhi Nagar park in Kakinada Municipal Corporation, Agreement no.382/2025-26 dated 22-12-2025 .as bad, illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust and against the Article 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the of Rs.16,05,452/- (Rupees Sixteen Lakhs Five Thousand Four hundred and Fifty Two only) with interest @ 24percent per annum for the delayed amount till date of realization for the works executed by the petitioner and pass any other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. 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 releasing the amounts Rs.16,05,452/- (Rupees Sixteen Lakhs Five Thousand Four hundred and Fifty Two only) payable to him, pending disposal of the write petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M Krishna Rao SC for skl vzm kkd Municipal Corporations 2. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV The Court made the following: 3 Order:- The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was entrusted with the work of Operation and Maintenance of Gandhi Nagar park in Kakinada Municipal Corporation, vide Agreement No.382/2025-26, dated 22-12-2025. 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 M. Krishna Rao, 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 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 07.07.2026 PNS Whether the order is: Speaking Reasoned ☑ Reportable Non-reportable ☑