APHC010366272026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] MONDAY, THE 10th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.19701 of 2026 Between: 1. Y MURALI KRISHNA, S/O VENKATA NARAYANA, OCC BUSINESS, R/O PALUGUDDIPALLI VILLAGE, RACHERLA MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522237 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT AMARAVATHI, ONGOLE, AP523001 3. THE DISTRICT ENDOWMENTS OFFICER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH523001 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SRI PATHALA NAGESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE, GIDDALURTOWNAND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH523357 5. THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER FINANCE DEPARTMENT WORKS ACCOUNT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 520001 ...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 issued a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the 4th respondent in releasing the final payments or amounts to a tune of Rs.30,55,109/- even after the successful completion of the execution of a work i.e. Providing Cut Stone Flooring in the premises of Sri Pathala 2 Nageswara Swamy Temple at Giddalur Village and Mandal, Prakasam District, under Agreement No. 01/EO/2022 Dt 16-11-2022 and for consequential direction seeking the respondents to pay the interest payable to the petitioner on the principal amount. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. TURAGA SAI SURYA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.19701 of 2026 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that pending consideration of the Writ Petition, the respondent authorities have released an amount of Rs.30,55,109/- for the work executed by the petitioner, i.e., providing cut stone floring in the premises of Sri Pathala Nageswara Swamy Temple at Giddalur Village and Mandal, Prakasam District and prayed to close the Writ Petition. Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 10.08.2026 siva 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.19701 of 2026 Date: 10.08.2026 siva