Petitioner sought payment for irrigation works under the Neeru-Chettu programme. Government paid the principal amount; petitioner claimed only interest remained. Court held the interest claim should be pursued through fresh legal proceedings and dismissed the writ petition as infructuous.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARA (Special Original Jurisdiction) \
MONDAY.THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 857 OF 2022
Between:
Ramireddygari Sirisha, W/o. Amarnath Reddy, Aged 36 Years, OccJanmabhoomi Mavoori Committee member, Rio. Venkatapuram Village, Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District.
...Petitioner
AND
...Respondents
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
f; .,
mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in nature of WRIT OF even after finalizing of amounts dui for the last three years non-payment the successful completion of the the bills, payable to the petitioner after Sanjamala and Banaganapalli execution of different irrigation works in Mandal in Kurnool District under Neeru-Chettu programme duly approved unreasonable an by the respondents, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to consider e of execution of payment of amounts due to the petitioner in respect work forthwith.
lA NO: 1 OF 2022
that in the circumstances Petition under Section 151 CPC praying in support of the petition, the High Court may be stated in the affidavit filed in the amounts payable to the ; direct the respondents to pay pleased to for different irrigation works in Sanjamala and Banaganapalli petitioner Neeru-Chettu" executed by her under Mandal in Kurnool District programme immediately.
; SMT NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Petitioner ^ : GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING Counsel for the Respondent No.1 counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 6: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY ,THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 857 OF 2022
Between:
1- Ramireddygari Sirisha,. W/o, Aniarnath Reddy, Aged 36 Years. OccJanmabhoomi Mayoori Committee member. Rio. Venkatapuram Village. Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool District.
■ .■PETITIONER(S)
AND
-RESPONDENTS
)
I
- When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Government Pleader for Finance and Planning, on oral instructionssubmitted that respondent authorities paid the total due amount claimed by the petitioner.
2
• ^
- On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitionersubmits that the respondents paid the principal amount, but not paid the interest as claimed by the petitioner.
- In view of the submissions made by the learned counselfor the petitioner and learned Government Pleader that the principal amount was already paid as claimed by the petitionerandalsothe contention of the learned Government Pleader that the further claim of interest for delayed, payment can be agitated by way of initiation of separate/fresh legal proceedings is also valid and sustainable. 5. In view of the facts and circumstances and for the reasons stated above, the present Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. granting liberty to the petitioner to claim differential amount/withheld amount or interest amount, if any, by way of initiation of fresh/separate legal proceedings in accordance with law. No costs.
Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pendingshall stand closed.
Sd/- P. VINOD KUMAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
//TRUE COPY//
/
To,
SECTION OFFICER
cvss
HIGH COURT
DATED-.12/02/2024
ORDER
WP.No.857 of 2022
V
m
g 2 “I JUL 202*1 C9,
^ ★
DISMISSING THE W.P. AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS
I
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the State could be directed to pay amounts due to the petitioner for irrigation works executed under the Neeru-Chettu programme after the principal amount was paid.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ramireddygari Sirisha
The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Finance and Planning
The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department
The Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Vijayawada
The District Collector, Kurnool District
The Superintendent Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Water Resources Department, Kurnool
Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
