APHC010448982018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1534/2018 Between: 1. TATHIPARTHI VENKAT REDDY,, AGED 43 YEARS, OCC TEMPORARY JOB, R/O.H.NO.14/132, SOMAIAH STREET, PALACE EXTENSION, KUPPAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI ADITYANATH DAS IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 4TH BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, ROOM NO.268, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. PROF E SATHYANARAYANA, VICE-CHANCELLOR, DRAVIDIAN UNIVERSITY, SRINIVASAVANAM, KUPPAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3. PROF B TIRUPATHI RAO, REGISTRAR, DRAVIDIAN UNIVERSITY, SRINIVASAVANAM, KUPPAM, CHITTOOR 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 2 herein the High Court may be pleased to punish the Respondents 1 to 3 herein under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful and deliberate, disobedience of the order dated 21-04-2016 made in WPMP No.16087 of 2016 in W.P.No.12837 of 2016, passed by the Hon'ble Sri Justice A.V.SESHA SAI and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHALLA SIVASANKAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. KOTESWARA RAO MUTHINENI (STANDING COUNSEL FOR DRAVIDIAN UNIVERSITY) 2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1534 of 2018 The Court made the following Order: Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Challa Sivasankar, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the main Writ Petition was withdrawn, as the petitioner is not intending to the pursue the lis. 2. Tathiparthi Venkata Reddy i.e., petitioner herein is in attendance through Video Conference and prayed this Court to close the present Contempt Case. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader reported no objection for withdrawal of the Writ Petition. 4. In that view of the matter, this Contempt Case is closed. No order as to costs. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 10.04.2026 PSA