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, declare the action of the respondents in withholding amounts for work done even after completion of work and finalization of Bills payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e.. Levelling work of Land Development Project in Community Lands, (i) in Aravapalli Gram Panchayat, Repalle Mandal, Bapatia the amount of Rs.2,67,000/- vide Work I.D. 070925210009170823, (ii) in Chennupallivaripalem Gram Panchayat, Repalle Mandal, Bapatia District for the remaining amount of Rs.2,47,000/- vide Work ID070925218015170486, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release the amounts with interest @ 24per p.a. for the pending bills, forthwith for the above said works executed by the petitioner and 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 release the pending amount with interest @ 24% p.a. in relation to the works i.e., Levelling work of Land Development Project in Community Lands, in Chennupallivaripalem and Aravapalli Gram Panchayats, Repalle Mandal, Bapatia District, executed by the petitioner, pending disposal of writ petition and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

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 May be pleased to receive the counter affidavit copies on record by allowing the leave petition in the writ petition in the interest of justice and to pass

IA NO: 2 OF 2026

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 grant leave to the Petitioner/ respondent N0.6 & 7 to file the counter affidavit and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. V SURYA KIRAN KUMAR

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV

2. MALLIKHARJUNA MOORTHY K (SC FOR A.P HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED)

3. Mattegunta.Sudhir,Standing Counsel For Z.P.Ps,M.P.Ps,Gram Panchayats

4. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING

The Court made the following:

:: ORDER ::

Heard Sri V. Surya Kiran Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, for respondents 1 to 5 and 8, and Sri Hruthik, learned counsel representing Sri M. Sudhir, learned standing counsel for respondents 6 and 7.

The above writ petition was filed to declare the action of the respondents in not releasing the amount of Rs.5,14,000/- (Rs.2,67,000/- + Rs.2,47,000/-) payable to the petitioner in relation to the works i.e., levelling work of Land Development Project in Community Lands in (1) Aravapalli Gram Panchayat, Repalle Mandal, Bapatla District and ii) Chennupallivaripalem Gram Panchayat, Repalle Mandal, Bapatla District, vide work IDs 070925210009170823 and 070925218015170486, as illegal and arbitrary.

The petitioner‟s case is that Respondents 6 and 7 Gram Panchayats passed resolutions dated 20.11.2020 and 22.11.2019, respectively and awarded the work of „Land Levelling in Development of Housing colony under Land Development Project in Community Lands‟. The petitioner completed the works vide the aforementioned work IDs. However, the Gram Panchayats have not released the amount so far.

A counter affidavit was filed on behalf of respondents 6 and 7. In para No.4, it was pleaded that the petitioner has not executed the work covered under work ID No.070925210009170823, in Aravapalli Gram Panchayat, Repalle Mandal, Bapatla District. The quality check report reveals that the petitioner executed no work, and the authority recommended zer