Siddireddi Rambabu, Vs State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Siddireddi Rambabu, Vs State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ Petition allowed at the admission stage without going into merits; Respondents, including Respondent No.2, directed to complete all administrative formalities (inter-departmental and intra-departmental) within eight (08) weeks and to transfer the admitted amount of Rs.8,61,017/- to the Writ Petitioner's account within four weeks thereafter; Writ Petitioner to submit bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (04) weeks; no order as to costs; interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondents (including Respondent Nos. 2 and 3) should disburse/transfer the net amount of Rs.8,61,017/- admitted by them to the Writ Petitioner.

Court's answer

Having considered the contents of the Written Instructions, the Court deemed it appropriate to allow the Writ Petition at the admission stage, without going into merits.

Ratio / Principle

The Respondents, including Respondent No.2, are directed to complete the administrative formalities in all respects, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and coordination.

Key takeaways

The administrative formalities are to be completed within a period of eight (08) weeks, and the amount is to be transferred to the account of the Writ Petitioner within four weeks thereafter.ratio¶40
The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (04) weeks from the date of the order.ratio¶41

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 33060 of 2023 - Siddireddi Rambabu v. State of Andhra Pradesh (Housing and Finance Departments), A P State Housing Corporation Ltd and others - High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction) - Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, J - 16.12.2025. Petition relating to payment of a net amount of Rs.8,61,017/-, admitted by Respondent Nos. 2 (Principal Secretary, Finance Department) and 3 (APSHCL) in Written Instructions dated 16.12.2025 and 15.12.2025 respectively, indicating disbursement at the earliest. Held: the Court, considering the Written Instructions, allowed the Writ Petition at the admission stage without going into merits, directing the Respondents, including Respondent No. 2, to complete the administrative formalities in all respects, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by mutual cooperation and coordination within eight (08) weeks, and to transfer the amount to the Writ Petitioner's account within four weeks thereafter; the Writ Petitioner to submit bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (04) weeks. No order as to costs; interlocutory applications closed.

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APHC010639582023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD

WRIT PETITION NO: 33060 OF 2023

Between:

SIDDIREDDI RAMBABU,, S/O. APPA RAO, AGED 42 YEARS, OCCCONTRACTOR, R/O. D.NO. 5-66/1, AMMAVARI TEMPLE STREET, YENUGUVANI LANKA VILLAGE, ELAMANCHILIMANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOUSING DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, THUIIUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, THULLURMANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

A P STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LTD, 2ND FLOOR, SP RIVER VIEW BUILDING, TADEPALLI, AMARAVATI, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM.

THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, . (DELEGATED WITH POWERS OF CE) APSHCL HEAD OFFICE, VIJAYAWADA.

THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION

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LTD, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM.

THE DISTRICT HEADHOUSING, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM.

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LTD, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM.

THE DIVISION HEAD HOUSING, NARASAPURAM DIVISION, NARASAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SUB-DIVISION, PALAKOL, A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LTD, PALAKOL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

THE GRAM PANCHAYAT, CHINCHINADA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, CHINCHINADA VILLAGE, ELAMANCHILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

THE GRAM PANCHAYAT, . KAZA WEST, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KAZA WEST VILLAGE, ELAMANCHILI MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.E V JAGANNADHA RAO (SC FOR AP STATE HOUSEING COOP LTD)

2.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING

3.N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT)

4.GP FOR HOUSING

The Court made the following ORAL ORDER:

Heard Sri Rambabu Koppineedi, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri K. Mallikharjuna Moorthy, Ld. Standing Counsel for the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited, Sri Soma Raju, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Housing and Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Finance and Planning.

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Sri K. Mallikharjuna Moorthy, Ld. Standing Counsel for the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited has submitted the Written Instructions bearing Rc.No.L1/33060/2023, dated 15.12.2025 furnished by the General Manager (Admin), APSHCL, Vijayawada. Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, Ld. Asst. Government Pleader for Finance and Planning has submitted the Written Instructions dated 16.12.2025 furnished by the Principal Secretary to Government, Finance (FMU-WD&CW, LET & F and Housing) Department (Respondent No.2). Copies of these documents are supplied to the Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and the same are taken on record.

The net amount of Rs.8,61,017/- is admitted by the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 and in the Written Instructions, it is indicated that the amount will be disbursed at the earliest.

Having considered these contents of the Written Instructions, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition at the admission stage, without going into merits, directing the Respondents, including the Respondent No.2, to complete the administrative formalities in all respects, both inter-departmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and coordination within period of eight (08) weeks from today and transfer the amount to the account of the Writ Petitioner within four weeks thereafter.

The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the Competent Authority within four (04) weeks from today.

With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands

allowed. No order as to costs.

Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order.

_________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J

Dt: 16.12.2025 Mnr

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HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD

WRIT PETITION No.33060 OF 2023

Dt: 16.12.2025 Mnr