APHC010723962025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 720 OF 2026 Between: 1. A RAMA SRINIVAS, S/O PANDURANGA RAO AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O.EDEPALLI, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 521 001. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522237 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522237 3. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522503 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, MACHILIPATNAM.521001 5. MACHILIPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP., BY ITS COMMISSIONER, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT.521001 2 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MACHILIPATNAM. KRISHNA DISTRICT.521001 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. AKULA VAMSI KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Akula Vamsi Krishna, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Sri M. Srinu Babu, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Ms. D. Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance & Planning and Sri S.Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporation. 2. Sri S.Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporation, has submitted the Written Instructions furnished by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Machilipatnam dated 02.02.2026. Copy of it is supplied to the Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Written Instruction would indicate that Respondent No.5 has admitted the amount of Rs.5,63,635/-. 4. Having noted the same, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition, with a direction to the Official Respondents, including Respondent Nos.2 and 5, to complete the entire administrative process, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and 3 coordination, within a period of three (3) weeks from today and transfer the due amount to the bank account of the Writ Petitioner within a week thereafter. 5. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within a week from today for effective compliance. 6. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands allowed. No order as to costs. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Date: 10.04.2026 BSK