Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 07.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010340152026 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: 18168/2026 Between: 1. SVSS CONSTRUCTIONS HAVING ITS OFFICE, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT 1/1990-20, NEAR RAILWAY STATION, KADAPA, KADAPA, YS.R DISTRICT REP BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PAROL SUBRAMANYAM, S/O. DHAMODHARAM, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, RESIDENT OF D. NO. 1/1990-20, SRIRAM NAGAR, YM PALLI, KADAPA, YS.R DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522237. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522237. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YS.R DISTRICT, KADAPA-516002. 4. THE KADAPA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP BY ITS COMMISSIONER, KADAPA, YS.R DISTRICT-516002. ' 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KADAPA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 2 KADAPA, YS.R DISTRICT-516002. ...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 Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents in clearing the payment which is pending vide CFMS ID NO.2023-2601657 for a net amount of Rs. 17,14,045/- (Seventeen Lakhs Fourteen Thousand and Forty Five Rupees Only) towards the work duly executed by me by paying the similar situated contractors as arbitrary, illegal and well established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental and Constitutional rights guaranteed to me under Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents pay the amount of Rs. 17,14,045/- (Seventeen Lakhs Fourteen Thousand and Forty Five Rupees Only) and 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 take necessary action for payment of an amount of Rs. 17,14,045/- (Seventeen Lakhs Fourteen Thousand and Forty Five Rupees Only) which the petitioner is entitled to, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PAPUDIPPU SASHIDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV 2. GP FOR REVENUE 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 Construction of CC Road and CC Drain from D.No.1/2769 to D.No.1/2689-1 at APHB Colony in 19th Division of Kadapa Municipal Corporation. 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. It is submitted that the competent respondent authority has certified the quality of the work completed by the petitioner and has also issued a Quality Control Certificate. However, the respondents are yet to release the amounts due and payable to the petitioner. 3. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Sri P. Vengala 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 4 funds are awaited and that, 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 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 07.07.2026 PNS Whether the order is: Speaking Reasoned ☑ Reportable Non-reportable ☑