APHC010373912018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CONTEMPT CASE NO CONTEMPT CASE NOS: 1285/2018 Between: 1. KOLLI RAMA MURTHY, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE,R/O MALLAIAH PALEM VILLAGE,MADHARAWADA,MADHRAWADA,CHINGADILI MANDAL VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT 2. DODDI GANGA RAJU, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE,R/O MALLAIAH PALEM VILLAGE,MADHARAWADA,MADHRAWADA,CHINGADILI MANDAL VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT 1. DR MANMOHAN SINGH I DEPARTMENT,GOVT., OF AP, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. PRAVEEN KUMAR, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM,VISAKHAPATNAM Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to to call the respondent /contemnor ans punish them for violating the orders passed in IA.No 2 of 2018 in WA No 77 of 2018,dated 23.01.2018 and to pass IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA CONTEMPT CASE NOS: 1285/2018 AND 2478/2023 CONTEMPT CASE NOS: 1285/2018 KOLLI RAMA MURTHY, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE,R/O MALLAIAH PALEM VILLAGE,MADHARAWADA,MADHRAWADA,CHINGADILI MANDAL VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT DODDI GANGA RAJU, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE,R/O MALLAIAH PALEM VILLAGE,MADHARAWADA,MADHRAWADA,CHINGADILI MANDAL VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND DR MANMOHAN SINGH IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT,GOVT., OF AP, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI,GUNTUR DISTRICT. PRAVEEN KUMAR, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM,VISAKHAPATNAM ...CONTEMNOR(S): Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to to call the respondent /contemnor ans punish them for violating the orders passed in IA.No 2 of 2018 in WA No 77 of 2018,dated 23.01.2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3558] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA AND 2478/2023 KOLLI RAMA MURTHY, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE,R/O MALLAIAH PALEM VILLAGE,MADHARAWADA,MADHRAWADA,CHINGADILI MANDAL DODDI GANGA RAJU, OCC AGRICULTURE COOLIE,R/O MALLAIAH PALEM VILLAGE,MADHARAWADA,MADHRAWADA,CHINGADILI ...PETITIONER(S) AS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT,GOVT., OF AP, PRAVEEN KUMAR, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ...CONTEMNOR(S): Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to to call the respondent /contemnor ans punish them for violating the orders passed in IA.No 2 of 2018 in WA No 77 of 2018,dated 23.01.2018 2 CMR,J & GTK,J C.C.Nos.1285 of 2018 & 2478 of 2023 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SUDEEPTHI POTLURI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. GP FOR ASSIGNMENT (AP) CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2478/2023 Between: 1. BUDUMOORI SIMHACHALAM, S/O. LATE B.APPALA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURAL COOLIE. 2. KOLLI RAMULU,, S/O. LATE CHINNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURAL COOLIE. 3. KUDITI APPA RAO,, S/O. LATE APPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURAL COOLIE. 4. ALLADI LAXMAN RAO,, S/O. LATE LAKSHMI DEVI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURAL COOLIE. 5. SMT. ALLADI RATHALU,, W/O. LATE ALLADI APPA RAO, AGED ABOUT 86 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURAL COOLIE. 6. PUKKARALA MASAIN,, S/O LATE KURLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURAL COOLIE. (ALL RESIDENTS OF MALLAIAHPALEM VILLAGE, MADHURAWADA, CHINAGADILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT) ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. DR RAJAT BHARGAVA I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY/SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTING THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. DR MALLIKARJUNA IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 3. KOLLI RAMA MURTHY, S/O. LATE KOLLICHITTI, AGED ABOUT 65 3 CMR,J & GTK,J C.C.Nos.1285 of 2018 & 2478 of 2023 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURAL COOLIE, R/O. MALLAIAHPALEMVILLAGE, MADHURAWADA, CHINAGADILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 4. DODDI GANGA RAJU, S/O. LATE DODDIVEERASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURAL COOLIE, R/O. MALLAIAHPALEM VILLAGE, MADHURAWADA, CHINAGADILI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...CONTEMNOR(S): Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to pleased to summon the Respondents and punish them under Sections 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for wilfully violating the order dated 23.01.2018 in I.A.No.2 of 2018 in W.A.No.77 of 2018 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 pleased to direct the Respondents herein to take immediate steps to pay the Petitioners compensation equivalent to what is liable to be paid if the subject lands were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in consonance with the order dated 23.01.2018 passed by this Hon'ble Court in I.A.No.2 of 2018 in W.A.No.77 of 2018 and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2023 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 Pleased to discharge the Respondent No. 1 from the array of parties to the Contempt by closing the above Contempt Case against this Respondent and to 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 implead the Proposed Respondent Nos.5 and 6 herein as Party Respondent Nos.5 and 6 in CC No.2478 of 2023 and 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 4 CMR,J & GTK,J C.C.Nos.1285 of 2018 & 2478 of 2023 May be pleased to receive the Additional Affidavit on record in CC No.2478 of 2023 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. N ASHWANI KUMAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. B SESIBUSHAN RAO 5 CMR,J & GTK,J C.C.Nos.1285 of 2018 & 2478 of 2023 The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy) During the pendency of the writ appeal No.77 of 2018, an interim order dated 23.01.2018 in I.A.No.2 of 2018 was passed by this Court in the writ appeal, directing the State Government to pay compensation to the writ petitioners relating to the lands that were assigned to them, which were subsequently taken over by the Government, as per the market value or alternatively to allot them 750 sq. yards of developed land per acre, within three months from date of the said order. 2. Alleging that the State Government did not comply with the said interim order, the present contempt cases are filed by the petitioners and initiated contempt proceedings against the respondents. 3. However, as the writ appeal itself is now dismissed today, after hearing both the parties on merits, directing the respondents in the writ petition, who are the appellants in the writ appeal, to pay compensation to the writ petitioners, as per the market value of the lands or alternatively to allot 750 sq. yards of developed land per acre to them and granted four months time to pay the compensation or allot the lands, these contempt cases are closed, granting liberty to the writ petitioners to initiate fresh contempt proceedings, if the direction given by this Court in the writ appeal No.77 of 2018 is not complied with within the time stipulated in the writ appeal No.77 of 2018. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, including I.A.No.1 of 2026 in C.C.No.2478 of 2023 shall stand closed. ________________________________________ JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY _____________________________ JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA Date: 24.04.2026 MDP