Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 07.07.2026 Date of uploading : APHC010154992026 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: 8868/2026 Between: 1. M/S SVR CONSTRUCTIONS, REP. BY.ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SEELAM CHALAPATHI RAO S/O.NAGABUSANAM, AGE 55 YEARS, R/O. 08-03-21,PALAVARI VEEDI, GANDHI NAGAR,KAKINADA(URBAN) GANDHINAGAR(KKD),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. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KAKINADA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KAKINADA DISTRICT.533001 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522238 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 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. 73,38,532/- (Rupees Seventy Three Lakhs, Thirty Eight Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Two only) even after finalizing the bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e I. Construction of cc drains and cc roads at pallamraju nagar road No.1 and road no.3 Rajalakshmi nagar from D.No.3-16-65 to 3-16-51 and 2-46- 25/2 to 2-60D-8 (With road widening ) of 8th Division , Agreement no.10/EE- 1/2023- 24,29.08.2023 For the year 2023 as bad ,illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust and against the Article 21 of constitution of india and consequently direct the respondents to pay the amounts of Rs. 73,38,532/- (Rupees Seventy Three Lakhs, Thirty Eight Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Two only) with interest @ 24percent per annum for the delayed amount till date of realization for the works executed by the petitioner and pass a 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. 73,38,532/- (Rupees Seventy Three Lakhs, Thirty Eight Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Two only) payable to him, pending disposal of the write petition and pass s 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. 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 drains and cc roads at pallamraju nagar road No.1 and road No.3 Rajalakshmi nagar from D.No. 3-16-65 to 3-16-51 and 2-46-25/2 to 2-60D-8 (With road widening) of 8th Division, vide Agreement No.10/EE-1/2023- 24, 29.08.2023. 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 Municipality, on written instructions, submits that the bills were approved for clearance, that funds were also released by the Government for clearing the outstanding bills of the contractors, and that the amounts due and payable to the petitioner have been duly admitted. It is 4 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. 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 ☑