APHC010261902024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2756/2024 Between: 1. K. RAJA, S/O KRISHNAIAH, AGED 61 YEARS OCC SWEEPER-CUM- NIGHT WATCHMAN O/O. JOINT ' COMMISSIONER( STATE TAX) CHITTOOR DIVISION, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI M GIRIJA SHANKER, THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, STATE TAX(ST) DEPARTMENT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, KUNCHANAPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI JOHNSTEVENSON PATRA, THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, STATE TAX (ST) CHITTOOR DIVISION, CHITTOOR ...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 punish the respondents herein under Section 10 to 12 to of Contempt Courts Act for willfully violation of the interim orders of this Honble Court in lA.No. 1 OF 2023 IN WP.No.4426/2023, dated 23-2-2023 and may pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M R TAGORE Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 2 1. G RAJU 2. The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO:2756 OF 2024 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 23.02.2023 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.4426 of 2023. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner(s) and learned counsel for the respondents. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that since the writ petition itself is disposed of, the contempt case filed against the interim orders dated 23.02.2023 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.4426 of 2023 cannot be enforced. Hence, no further orders are necessary and requested to close the contempt case. 4. Recording the said submission, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 06.04.2026 BSP 4 126 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) Contempt Case No.2756 of 2024 06.04.2026 BSP