Yadla Srinivas Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

Yadla Srinivas Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

No adjudicated relief; the Writ Petition was closed (with no order as to costs) because the respondent authorities had already disbursed to the petitioner the amounts for the work done during its pendency; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' withholding of payment of the approved final-bill amounts (uploaded/approved in CFMS vide token No. 2018-1874951(2019-277707)) payable to the petitioner for works executed under the Neeru Chettu Programme vide Agreement No. 292 NC/18-19 dated 07.06.2018 was illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, warranting a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to forthwith pay the approved amounts.

Key takeaways

Recording learned counsel's statement that, pending consideration of the Writ Petition, the respondent authorities had disbursed to the petitioner the amounts for the work done and that nothing survived in the Writ Petition to adjudicate further, the Court closed the Writ Petition with no order as to costs, and as a sequel miscellaneous petitions, if any, were directed to stand closed.¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), single Judge (Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao), W.P. No. 20192 of 2021, decided 23.12.2025 - Yadla Srinivas v. State of Andhra Pradesh and others: The petitioner, a cultivator-cum-contractor, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a writ of mandamus, contending that the respondents' withholding of Final Bill payments for works executed under the Neeru Chettu Programme vide Agreement No. 292 NC/18-19 dated 07.06.2018 (approved for payment and uploaded in CFMS vide token No. 2018-1874951(2019-277707) and approved by the 10th respondent) was illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14. Pending consideration, learned counsel (Sri V. Prabhu Charan, for the counsel on record) informed the Court that the respondent authorities had disbursed the amounts for the work done and that nothing survived for adjudication, and sought closure. Recording the same, the Court CLOSED the Writ Petition with no order as to costs, and miscellaneous petitions, if any, were directed to stand closed. No issue was judicially decided; the order is purely procedural and carries no ratio or precedent value.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
YADLA SRINIVAS, S/o. VENKATA NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. CULTIVATION AND CONTRACTOR, R/o. H.No.4-27, NARSIPETA, SIDDARDA NAGAR, NUZVID MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT¶10
SREENIVASA RAO VELIVELA, V. Prabhu Charan
respondent
THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, GUNTUR DISTRICT¶13
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, GUNTUR DISTRICT¶14
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
THE ENGINEER INCHIEF, IRRIGATION AND CAD DEPARTMENT, DOWLESWARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT¶15
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT¶16
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT¶17
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL SUBDIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT¶18
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SPECIAL SECTION, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, AGIRIPALLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT¶19
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
THE DIRECTORATE OF WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, 3RD FLOOR, C-BLOCK, ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521456 REP. BY DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNTS¶20
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, DOOR NO. 29-2-52, MANASA COMPLEX, RAMAMANDIRAM STREET, VENKATESWARA RAO STREET, GOVERNORPET, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 520002¶22
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV
respondent
ASSISTANT PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, DOOR NO. 29-2-52, MANASA COMPLEX, RAMAMANDIRAM STREET, VENKATESWARA RAO STREET, GOVERNORPET, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 520002¶23
GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING, GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV

Coram

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Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Raoauthor¶7