APHC010263812025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY, THE 23rd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 14766/2025 Between: 1. N KARUNAKAR REDDY, S/O. N GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O. H.NO. 87/929-2-GF-1 SAI SHLOKA RESIDENCY,TELECOM NAGAR, KURNOO, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518002. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY ROADS AND BUILDINGS (R AND B) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, THULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER R AND B DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R., DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, , (R AND B) R AND B CIRCLE, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER R AND B, (R AND B) DIVISION, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 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 a Writ, Order, or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the responds in not releasing total payment of Rs.40,85,086/- vide Agreement No. 20/2023-24, date 16.09.2023 even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e., (1) Urgent repairs to Damaged Sunshades, Painting to the External Walls of South Block and Providing of Front Arch at Collectorate Complex at Kurnool in Kurnool district, vide M.Book.No.1785A as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release Rs. 40,85,086/- for the pending final bills forthwith for the above said works executed by the petitioner and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider for payment of amount of Rs. 40,85,086/- vide Agreement No. 20/2023-24, date: 16.09.2023, vide M.Book.No.1785A even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the works forthwith, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition 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 grant Leave for filing of the Counter Affidavit in WP.No.14766 of 2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KOMMA VIJAYA RAJ KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 3 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORDER: Aggrieved by the non-payment of bill amounts to the petitioner for the work pertaining to Agreement No.20/2023-24 dated 16.09.2023, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri Komma Vijaya Raj Kumar, 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 four months time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection, however, prayed to grant reasonable time. 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 four (04) 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: 23rd July, 2026 RKS