Kondisetti Srinivasa Rao Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Kondisetti Srinivasa Rao Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ Petition allowed: Respondents (including Respondent Nos. 2 & 3) directed to complete the entire administrative process within four weeks and transfer the admitted amount to the Writ Petitioner's account within three weeks thereafter; Petitioner to submit bank account details within three weeks; no order as to costs; interlocutory applications, if any, closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Writ Petitioner (Contractor) is entitled to payment of the amount claimed by him from the Respondents.

Court's answer

The Writ Petition is allowed with a direction to all the Respondents, including Respondent Nos. 2 & 3, to complete the entire administrative process, both interdepartmental and intra-departmental, by mutual cooperation and coordination.

Ratio / Principle

The Respondents are to complete the administrative process within four weeks and transfer the amount to the Writ Petitioner's account within three weeks thereafter.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petitioner is directed to submit his bank account details to the competent authority within three weeks for effecting the transfer.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), Single Judge (Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, J.), Writ Petition No. 8930 of 2026, decided 09.04.2026: Writ Petition by a Contractor (Kondisetti Srinivasa Rao) against the State of Andhra Pradesh (Municipal Administration & Urban Development; Finance & Planning), the Guntur Municipal Corporation and its Executive Engineer for payment of amounts claimed. On the written instructions of the District Collector, Guntur (dated 08.04.2026), filed by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, the Court recorded that the amount claimed by the Writ Petitioner is admitted. Allowing the Writ Petition, the Court directed all the Respondents, including Respondent Nos. 2 & 3, to complete the entire administrative process, both interdepartmental and intra-departmental, by way of mutual cooperation and coordination within four weeks, and to transfer the amount to the Writ Petitioner's account within three weeks thereafter; the Writ Petitioner was directed to submit bank account details to the competent authority within three weeks. No order as to costs; interlocutory applications, if any, stood closed.

APHC010178062026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD

WRIT PETITION NO: 8930 OF 2026

Between:

KONDISETTI SRINIVASA RAO, S/o K. Rama Krishnaiah, Aged about 55 years, Contractor, R/o H.No. 10-207/1, Opp. Shivakameswari Temple, Srinagar colony, Yerrabalem, Guntur District.

...Petitioner

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District-522238

The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District-522238

The Guntur Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Guntur District-522003.

The Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation, Guntutr District-522003.

...Respondents

Counsel for the Petitioner: NALLURI SAHITHI APARNA

Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN URBAN DEV Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING

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The Court made the following ORAL ORDER:

Heard Sri M.V. Vijayaditya Reddy, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Ms. N. Sahithi Aparna, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Ms. D. Nagachandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning, Sri S. Vijaya Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri A.S.C. Bose, learned Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporations and Sri B. Ramesh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue.

Sri B. Ramesh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has submitted the Written Instructions along with certain correspondence furnished by the District Collector, Guntur, dated 08.04.2026. Copy of the same are also furnished to the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner. The same are taken on record.

It transpires from the Written Instruction that the amount claimed by the Writ Petitioner is admitted.

In this view of the matter, this Court deems it appropriate to allow this Writ Petition with a direction to all the Respondents, including the Respondent Nos.2 & 3 to complete the entire administrative process, both Interdepartmental and Intra-departmental by way of mutual cooperation and coordinaton, within a period of four weeks from today and transfer the amount to the account of the Writ Petitioner within three weeks thereafter. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit the bank account details to the competent authority within three weeks from today for effecting such transfer.

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: 09.04.2026 JKS

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HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD

WRIT PETITION No. 8930 OF 2026

09.04.2026

JKS