M/s. Mpr Constructions, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Contractor payment mandamus under Article 226 against State of Andhra Pradesh (Roads & Buildings and Finance departments): non-release of part bill of Rs. 13,96,189/- for Auditorium Interiors executed in the Mini Mandal Secretariat, Pulivendula, YSR Kadapa, under Agreement No.CR No.222/2023-24 dt.3.2.2024; grounds of illegality/arbitrariness under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g); State conceded on counter to pay net amount after statutory deductions; matter resolved by consent-style direction rather than contested adjudication - writ disposed at admission stage with two-month payment deadline; interim applications under Section 151 CPC closed; no costs. No precedent cited or discussed; decided by a single judge (Ravi Cheemalapati, J.) on 03.07.2026; non-reportable; e-file reference APHC010418252024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage: respondents directed to release the legally admitted/entitled net amount to the petitioner at the earliest and in any case within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order (payment after statutory deductions, as admitted by the respondents on counter); no costs; miscellaneous applications, pending if any, to stand closed.