APHC010259662024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] THURSDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2726/2024 Between: 1. P RANGA RAJU, S/O. KRISHNAM RAJU, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCC RSI (RETD.) 14TH BATTALION, APSP TADIPATRI, ANANTAPURAMU DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI HAREESH KUMAR MADAM IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. SRI ATHUL SING, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, APSP BATTALIONS,MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 503 3. SMT P RAJA KUMARI, DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE APSP BATTALIONS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 503 4. SMT RATNA KUMARI, COMMANDANT, 9TH BATTALION APSP VENKATAGIRI, NELLORE DISTRICT 5. SRI B PRAKASH, COMMANDANT, 6TH BATTALION, APSP MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR 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 2 be pleased to pleased to take cognizance of the offence committed by the Respondents in non-compliance of the direction issued by the Honble Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal Hyderabad and non implementation of the Common Order, dt.30.08.2011 in O.A.No. 10570/2009, under the provisions of Contempt of Courts Act and punish the Respondents with appropriate sentence and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SODUM ANVESHA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. G RAJU The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2726/2024 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the Common Order dated 30.08.2011, passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad in O.A.Nos.10570 of 2009 & batch. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after filing the present Contempt Case and after disposal of the W.P.Nos.21683 of 2012 & batch, dated 15.02.2023, the respondents filed a Memo dated 20.09.2024, wherein, they annexed the Order passed by the Additional Director General of Police, dated 23.04.2012, fixing the seniority including the petitioner herein. The learned counsel further submits that in view of the Order passed by the Additional Director General of Police, dated 23.04.2012, the petitioner has to challenge the Order for redressal of his grievance, if any, for which, he is requesting for liberty to challenge the same. The learned counsel for the respondents submits that in view of the Order already passed by the authority concerned dated 23.04.2012, the Order of this Court in the Writ Petition cannot be implementable unless the Order dated 23.04.2012 is set aside. Hence, the Order of the Writ Petition is duly complied with by passing such order. Therefore, the present contempt also cannot be enforced. 4 Considering the submissions made by both the learned counsel and in view of the facts and circumstances as stated above, the Contempt Case is liable to be closed by granting liberty to the petitioner to assail the Order dated 23.04.2012. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed with liberty. No order as to costs. [[[ Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the Contempt Case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 07.08.2025 SSCCHH 5 251 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA Contempt Case No.2726 of 2024 07.08.2025 SSCCHH