Ch Pandu Ranga Raju v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati, Special Original Jurisdiction; Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda J; WRIT PETITION No.35102 of 2025; decided/pronounced 06.07.2026 (uploaded 08.07.2026). Petitioner: Ch Pandu Ranga Raju (civil contractor). Respondents: State of AP (Finance & Planning), APSHCL MD/Project Director/Chief Engineer/Executive Engineer/GM Finance, District Collector & CPO Visakhapatnam, CEO APCFSS. Subject: release of admitted final-bill dues Rs.54,75,676/- under Agreement No. 01/SR/APSHCL/Sankaram/VSP/2017-18 dated 27.04.2017 for SDP Grants infra works (CC roads, drains, culverts, community hall) at Sankaram, Visakhapatnam. Disposition: disposed with 4-month payment direction; interest denied absent admission but permitted per Agreement terms and W.A.No.724 of 2021 (Division Bench) ratio via representation/Memo route with 4-week consideration window. Precedents engaged: W.P.No.10038 of 2021 and batch (05.10.2021) and W.A.No.724 of 2021 (both relied upon). Statutes: Article 226 Constitution of India; Section 151 CPC.