1 APHC010372292026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY, THE 11th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 20701/2026 Between: 1. VELURU RANGARAO,, S/O. VELURU SRINIVASULU, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCC ADVOCATE R/O. 26/1/962, B.V. NAGAR, OPP. SAI BABA MANDIR, NELLORE, NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522237. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, 2ND BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR. ROOM NO.287, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DIST-522237. 3. THE NELLORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT-524001. ...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 tomay be pleased to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare challenging the action of respondents in not disbursing the amount for a tune of Rs.l3,26,000/-i.e. for services provided to Nellore Municipal Corporation as Advocate towards Legal charges for his Legal Services and Opinions provided to Nellore Municipal Corporation is illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of Natural 2 Justice and violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India is illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of Natural Justice and violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and and consequently direct the Respondents to pay the legal charges amount to a tune of Rs. 13,26,000/- to the Petitioner, for the Legal Services and Opinions provided to Nellore Municipal Corporation as Advocate from the date of appointment till the date 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 may be pleased to direct the Respondents to release the bill to a tune of Rs. 13,26,000/- to the Petitioner, for the Legal Services and Opinions provided to Nellore Municipal Corporation as Advocate, forth with subject to outcome of the above Writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. HARINATH REDDY SOMA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP MUNCIPAL ADMN AND URBAN DEV AP 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following Order: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was entrusted with the work i.e., serving the Nellore Municipal Corporation from 01.09.2025. 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. 3. Heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Sri V. Naga Praveen, 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 Corporation submits that the work has been completed and that the petitioner has also submitted the final bills and the amounts due and payable to the petitioner have been duly admitted. It is 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 4 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 11.08.2026 RJS 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO:20701 of 2026 Dt: 11.08.2026 RJS