D Praveen Kumar Reddy Vs the State of Ap — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

D Praveen Kumar Reddy Vs the State of Ap — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Directions to the authorities concerned to pay the petitioner the admitted net amount of Rs.1,14,42,674/- as expeditiously as possible and in any event within six (06) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, stood closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents in not paying/releasing the bill amount of Rs.1,26,91,792/- for the works executed by the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, mala fide and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, and whether the respondents should be directed to pay the approved bill amount along with interest.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the Assistant Government Pleader's counter admitting the net amount due at Rs.1,14,42,674/- and petitioner's counsel raising no objection, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the authorities concerned to pay the petitioner Rs.1,14,42,674/- as expeditiously as possible, at any rate not later than six (06) months from the date of receipt of copy of the order.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court (Single Judge: Ravi Cheemalapati, J.), W.P. No. 30622 of 2024 (petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India), pronounced 06.07.2026. Contractor-petitioner D Praveen Kumar Reddy sought a writ of mandamus against the State of A.P. (Principal Secretaries, Roads & Buildings and Finance & Planning), the Superintending Engineer, R&B Circle, Kadapa, and the Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Pulivendula, for non-payment of bills of Rs.1,26,91,792/- for construction of footpaths, central median and parking areas on the Jammalamadugu - Kadiri Road (Km 62/2 to 62/5, YSR District, opp. Medical College), alleging illegality, arbitrariness and violation of Articles 14, 21 and 19(1)(g). An interim application (IA No. 1 of 2024) under Section 151 CPC sought interim payment. At the hearing, the Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings admitted the net amount due at Rs.1,14,42,674/- and sought six months' time; the petitioner's counsel reported no objection. The Court accordingly disposed of the writ petition, directing payment of Rs.1,14,42,674/- as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within six (06) months from receipt of a copy of the order, made no order as to costs, and closed pending miscellaneous petitions. Interest as originally prayed was not separately dealt with.

RC,J W.P.No.30622 of 2024

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Date of reserved for order s : Date of pronouncement : 06.07.2026 Date of uploading : 08.07.2026

APHC010586032024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3332]

MON D AY, THE 6^th DAY OF JULY 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI

WRIT PETITION NO: 30622/2024

Between:

D PRAVEEN KU M AR REDDY, S/O. TULASIRAMIRE D DY AGE 45 YEARS, OCC CO N TRACTOR R/O. 5-5-89, ULLIMELLA VILLAGE, PULIVENDULAMA N DAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF A P , REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRE T ARY, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUN T UR DISTRICT.

THE STATE OF A NDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY I T S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, F INANCE AND PLANNING D EPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, V E LAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

THE SUPERINTE N DING ENGINEER, R AND B CIR C LE, KADAPA, Y.S.R KADAPA DI S TRICT.

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, R AND B DIVISION, P ULIVENDULA, Y.S.R KADAPA DI S TRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

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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 nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in not paying bills amount to the petitioner for the works executed by him namely Construction of Footpaths, Central Median, Parking Areas in Jammalamadugu - Kadiri Road from Km 62/2 to 62/5 in YSR District (0pp. Medical College) for an amount of Rs.1,26,91,792/-, as illegal, arbitrary, mala fide, against to the principles of natural justice, contrary to law and in violation of Article 14, 21 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the approved bills amount along with interest to the petitioner in the interest of justice and to pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2024

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 to direct the respondents to pay bills amount to the petitioner for the works executed by him namely Construction of Footpaths, Central Median, Parking Areas in Jammalamadugu - Kadiri Road from Km 62/2 to 62/5 in YSR District (0pp. Medical College) for an amount of Rs.1,26,91,792/-, pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.PETLURI NAGA RAJU

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS

The Court made the following:

ORDER

The writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent

authorities in not releasing the bill amount of Rs.1,26,91,792/- for the works executed by the petitioner.

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Heard Sri Petluri Nagaraju, learned counsel for petitioner, and Sri C.Praveen, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings.

Learned Assistant Government Pleader, on counter, submitted that the authorities have admitted the net amount due to the petitioner at Rs.1,14,42,674/- and sought six (06) months time for payment.

Sri Petluri Nagaraju, learned counsel for petitioner, reported no objection for receiving the amount stated in the counter and also for granting time as sought for by the learned Assistant Government Pleader.

In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the authorities concerned to pay to the petitioner the amount of Rs.1,14,42,674/to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate not later than six

(06) months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI

6^th July, 2026 RR Whether the order is :   Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No   Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No