APHC010073392025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] FRIDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 447/2025 Between: 1. L.RAMANJULA REDDY, S/O. L. YOGANJANEYA REDDY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O. KANNEMADUGU (V), THAMBALLAPALLE (M), CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. G SAI PRASAD, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. PEEYUSH KUMAR, THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI GADDAM SURESH, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, MADANAPALLE, ANNAMAYYA 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 punish the respondents herein under sections 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful violation of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P. No. 10935 of 2024, dated 19-06-2024 delivered by his Lordship the Hon'ble Sri Justice VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T NAGARJUNA REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. U KANAKA RAJU The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO:447/2025 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 19.06.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.No.10935 of 2024. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the orders dated 19.06.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.No.10935 of 2024 are complied with and also issued proceedings dated 17.04.2026 to that effect. Therefore, no cause survives and no further orders are required to be passed in the contempt case. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioner does not refute the submission made by the learned counsel for the respondents and requested this Court to close the present contempt case granting liberty. 5. Recording the submissions made, the Contempt Case is closed, granting liberty to the petitioner for initiating separate proceedings for further claim, if any. No order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 17.04.2026 BSP 52 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) Contempt Case No.447 of 2025 17.04.2026 BSP