APHC010502232025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2675 OF 2025 Between: 1. MEDAPATI VIJAYA DURGA, W/O.M.BAPIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.1-67-11, FLAT NO.401, M.K. VEENUS, NEW TARAKARAMA NAGAR, P.M.PALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI S PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI KETHAN GARG I A S, COMMISSIONER, GRATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION VISAKHAPATNAM. ...CONTEMNOR(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C SUBODH Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHY R 2. A S C BOSE (SC FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AP) The Court made the following Order : This Contempt Case is filed under Section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the Respondents/ Contemnors for Contempt of Court for willful and deliberate disobedience in not complying the orders passed by this Court dated 08.01.2025 in W.P.No.31527 of 2024. 2. Learned counsel representing on behalf of the Respondent No.2 has furnished a copy of the written instructions of the Respondent No.2, which disclosed that in pursuance of the order passed by this Court, the Respondents have already paid an amount of Rs. 11,21,659/- to the Petitioner, through Nidhi Bill I.D.No.2025-2577979, dated 19.02.2026, vide reference No. W19345631, NEFT, A.P.Treasury, e-Payment, RBISGH004471. 3. As the amounts have already been paid to the Petitioner, this Court is of the opinion that no contempt is lies on the Respondents. 4. Recording the submissions made, the Contempt Case is closed. The miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V. SUJATHA Date: 17.04.2026 KK