APHC010173602026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY, THE 27th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 8938/2026 Between: 1. MPR CONSTRUCTIONS, REP. BY ITS , MANAGING DIRECTOR, M.PRASAD REDDY, S/O. M. RAMACHANDRA REDDY AGE 52 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR R/O. D.NO. 4-271, MUDDANUR ROAD. VILLAGE AND MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS , PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING VELAGAPUDI,GUNTUT DISTRICT.522 238. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS , PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI.522 238 3. THE SUPERINTENDIOG ENGINEER, R AND B, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 516 001 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, (R AND B) SUB DIVISION, PULIVENDULA,KADAPA DISTRICT.516 390 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KADAPA, KADAPA DISTRICT.516 001 ...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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the admitted final bills to the petitioner for the work pertaining to construction of First floor and Second floor of mini mandal Secretariat complex in pullivendula at YSR District, for an amount of Rs. 1,86,60,649-/ even after the entries were recorded in M- Book is illegal arbitrary, malafide, high-handed, and contrary to the procedure established by law apart from being voilative of Articles 14 and 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents to release the admitted final bill amounts of Rs. 1,86,60,649-/ along with interest forthwith in the interest of justice and pass such 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 pay the admitted final bill amounts to the petitioner for the work pertaining construction of First floor and Second floor of mini mandal Secretariat complex in pullivendula at YSR District, for an amount of Rs. 1,86,60,649-/ pending disposal of the Writ Petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NAVULURU KRISHNA SAI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Aggrieved by the non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner for the work pertaining to construction of First Floor and Second Floor of mini mandal Secretariat complex in Pulivendula at YSR District, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri Navuluru Krishna Sai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Shaik Abdul Rasheed, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings for the respondents. 3. Sri Shaik Abdul Rasheed, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings on counter submitted that, the authorities have admitted to pay the entitled net amount to the petitioner and sought six months time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection, however, prayed to grant reasonable time as the amount is paltry. 5. Taking the submissions of both the learned counsel into consideration and as the authorities are ready to pay the admitted amount to the petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition, at the admission stage by passing the following order: “The respondents are directed to release the legally admitted/entitled net amount to the petitioner at the earliest, and at any 4 rate, within a period of six (06) months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.” 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 27th July, 2026 RKS