WP/6771/2024 of Tadi Naga Mohan Reddy Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh,

APHC010128552024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3459] (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 6771/2024 Between: Tadi Naga Mohan Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 2. GP FOR IRRIGATION COMM AREA DEV The Court made the following order: The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue a writ or direction or order more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in withholding the payment of IV th and Part Bill of an amount Rs.3,60,49,089/- (CFMS No.2023-216269) even after finalizing the bills, payable to the petitioner in relation to the work i.e., APILIP - II - Modernisation of Andra Reservoir Project near Andra (V) in Mentada (M) in Vizianagaram District as per the agreement vide Agreement No.15se/2019-2020, dated 06.03.2020 as illegal, arbitrary and consequ