Kunchala Siva Nageswara Rao v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Writ Petition (Special Original Jurisdiction) – Non-payment of Petitioner's bill
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Kunchala Siva Nageswara Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh and others, WRIT PETITION NO: 3798/2026, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 07.04.2026 by Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad. The Petitioner sought payment of his bill, which the Guntur Municipal Corporation had accepted for payment and which was audited for Rs.17,15,711/- on 01.03.2024. The Court directed the Respondents (State of A.P. - Municipal Administration and Finance & Planning, AP CFMS, Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Directorate of Works and Accounts, Pay and Accounts Officer, District Treasury Officer, and Guntur Municipal Corporation) to complete the entire administrative process within twelve (12) weeks and transfer the amount to the Petitioner's bank account within four (04) months thereafter; the Petitioner was to furnish bank account details within four (04) weeks. Petition allowed, no order as to costs. No statutes or precedents were cited or discussed.