IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AMARAVATI ****

WRIT PETITION NO: 27799 of 2025 KOTA VENKATA NARAYANA, S/O VENKATESWARARAO, AGE 53 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. 3-97, VELADIKOTHAPALEM, CHANDRALAPADU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

… Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT AND OTHERS … Respondents DATE OF ORDER PRONOUNCED : 24.02.2026 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the order? : Yes/No

2. Whether the copy of order may be marked to Law Reporters/Journals? : Yes/No

3. Whether His Lordship wish to see the fair copy of the order? : Yes/No _____________________ SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J * HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 27799 of 2025 % 24.02.2026 Writ Petition No. 27799 of 2025 KOTA VENKATA NARAYANA, S/O VENKATESWARARAO, AGE 53 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. 3-97, VELADIKOTHAPALEM, CHANDRALAPADU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

… Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT AND OTHERS … Respondents ! Counsel for Petitioner : Sri D.V. Sasidhar learned counsel ^ Counsel for Respondents : Sri P. Rajesh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Finance Department and Sri Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, learned standing counsel Gist : > Head Note : ? Cases referred :

1) 1973 (1) SCC 163

2) [ History of English Law — W.S. Holdsworth — Seventh Edn., Vol. 1, p. 252-54]

3) (1996) 1 SCC 345 4) AIR 1954 SC 282 5) (1971) 2 SCC 236 6) (1977) 3 SCC 457

7) 1996 (6) SCC 22

8) 2002 (1) SCC 216 9) (2004) 3 SCC 553 10) (2015) 7 SCC 728

11) (2019) 16 SCC 794

12) 2025 SCC online SC 1400 This Court made the following:

APHC010538332025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3331]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 27799/2025 Between:

1. K OTA VENKATA NARAYANA, S/O VENKATESWARARAO, AGE

53 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR, R/O. 3-97, VELADIKOTHAPALEM, CHANDRALAPADU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.

3. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT 4.

4. T HE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PVS ICON, TADEPALLI GUNTUR DISTRICT 5.

5. T HE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. 6.

6. M UPPALA GRAM PANCHAYAT, CHANDRALAPADU MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY 7.

7. T HE MPDO, CHANDRALAPADU MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT

8. T HE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT 9.

9. T HE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CHANDRALAPADU MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S):

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 releasing the payments for the works executed by the petitioner in relation to SI. Name of the work Estimation in lakhsNo. 1. Construction of CC Drain from BC area Anganwadi building to Ravuri Srinu house (Bit-1) in Muppalla (V) Construction of CC Drain from BC area Anganwadi building to Ravuri Srinu house (Bit-2) in Muppalla (V) Construction of CC Drain from BC area Anganwadi building to Ravuri Srinu house (Bit-3) in Muppalla (V) Construction of CC Drain from Dulla Badraiah house to Ravuri Ranga Rao in Muppalla (V) Construction of CC Drain from Kavartapu Nages