Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/9028/2023 of POGULA VIDYA SAGAR REDDY Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh, on 15 June 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 9028/2023 Between: 1. POGULA VIDYA SAGAR REDDY, S/O POGULA LAKSHMI REDDY,
APHC010100672023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
WRIT PETITION NO: 9028/2023
Between:
1. POGULA VIDYA SAGAR REDDY, S/O POGULA LAKSHMI REDDY, AGE ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S MSR
TRACTORS, R/O H.NO.26-545, RAILWAY STATION ROAD, CHAMA
KALUVA, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY,
AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT,
SECRETARIAT
BUILDINGS,VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI.
2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, STATE
OF ANDHRA PRADESH,
OLD
MIRCHI
YARD, NALLAPADU,
CHUTTUGUNTA, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING, STATE
OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI.
...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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1
and 2 in not releasing the subsidy amount of Rs.63,50,000/- towards supply of Sonalika Tractors under the Government Schemes of Sub Mission on
Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), Rythu Ratham, for the year 2018-19, though I submitted representations dated 01-09-2020, 21-12-2020, 10-06- 2021 as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to release subsidy amount of Rs.63,50,000/- along with interest towards supply of Sonalika Tractors under the Government Schemes of Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), Rythu, for the year 2018-19, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. M B THIMMA REDDY
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING
2. GP FOR AGRICULTURE
WRIT PETITION NO: 9028 of 2023
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ORDER:
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “....to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent Nos.1 and 2 in not releasing the subsidy amount of Rs.63,50,000/- towards supply of Sonalika Tractors under the Government Schemes of Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), Rythu Ratham, for the year 2018-19, though I submitted representations dated 01-09-2020, 21-12-2020 and 10-06-2021 as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to release subsidy amount of Rs.63,50,000/- along with interest towards supply of Sonalika Tractors under the Government Schemes of Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), Rythu, for the year 2018-19,..”
2. Heard Sri M.B.Thimma Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. M. Sandhya Deepthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Agriculture for the respondents.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to release the balance subsidy amount due and payable to the petitioner. It is further submitted that, despite submitting representations to the Government authorities requesting release of the said amount, the petitioner had not received the same. Learned counsel would further submit that, during the pendency of the Writ Petition, the balance subsidy amount has been released to the petitioner and, therefore, no further orders are required in the present Writ Petition.
4. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 16.06.2026. UPS
WRIT PETITION NO: 9028 of 2023
Dt.16.06.2026
UPS