APHC010001732024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 236/2024 Between: 1. MURAKONDA MALLIKARJUNA RAO,, S/O. RAMESH BABU, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC- BUSINESS, R/O H.NO 8-2, KRISHNA MAHAL CENTER, CHILAKALURIPET VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PALNADU DISTRICT EARLIER GUNTURDISTRICT - 522616. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SHRI S S RAWATH, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DR LAKSHMI SHA, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE HOUSING CORPORATION, MANAGING DIRECTOR, PLOT NO. 11 85 12, AUTO NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT EARLIER KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. SHRI L SIVA SHANKAR, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AP STATE HOUSING CORP. LTD, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT EARLIER GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. SHRI S VENUGOPAL, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, AP STATE HOUSING CORP. LTD, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT EARLIER GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. SHRI B SIVALINGAM, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, AP STATE HOUSING CORP. LTD, NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT 2 EARLIER GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. SHRI VENKATA RAO, THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, AP STATE HOUSING CORP LTD CHILAKALURIPET PALNADU DISTRICT EARLIER GUNTUR DISTRICT 7. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT 8. RAJA BABU, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE HOUSING CORPORATION MANAGING DIRECTOR PLOT NOS 11 AND 12 AUTO NAGAR VIJAYAWADA NTR DISTRICT EARLIER KRISHNA DISTRICT 9. B ARUN KUMAR, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LTD NARASARAOPET PALNADU DISTRICT EARLIER GUNTUR DISTRICT 10. B SIVALINGAM, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LTD NARASARAOPET PALNADU DISTRICT EARLIER GUNTUR DISTRICT RR 7 TO 10 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 30 12 2024 VIDE I A NO 1 OF 2024 IN C C NO 236 OF 2024 ...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 punish the contemnors under section 10 to 12 of the contempt of court act FOR Willful disobeying the orders of the honorable court in W.P. No .19698 of 2023, on dated 28-08-2023 and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to implead proposed Respondents 7 to 10., as Respondent No. 7. Shri. Peeyush Kumar S/o. not known aged known. Principal Secretary, Finance Department and planning department, A.P secretariat Bulidns, Velagapudi, Guntur District, A.P., as Respondent 8. Raja Babu, Andhra Pradesh Housing Corporation Managing Director Plot No: 11&12, Auto Nagar, Vijayawada, NTR District earlier Krishna District., as 3 Respondent 9. P. Arun Kumar The District collector & Executive Director, AP State Housing Cor., Lted., Narasarao Pet, Palanadu District earlier Guntur district., as Respondent 10. B. Sivalingam The Executive Engineer, AP State Housing corp. Ltd, Narasaraopet, Palnadu district earlier Guntur District, as proposed respondents 7 to 10 in the present contempt case Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BURLU CHANDRA SEKHAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHY R 2. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA 3. VENKATA JAGANNADHA RAO E 4. C SUMON 5. . 6. B S SHIVAJI 4 The Court made the following order: This Contempt Case is filed under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the respondents for willful disobedience of the order dated 28.08.2023 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.19698 of 2023. Sri B.Chandra Sekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner, appearing through virtual mode, submits that the petitioner has received a call from the respondent authorities informing him that the bill amount has been credited to his account. Recording the said submission, as the authorities have informed that the bill amount has been credited to the petitioner’s account, the Contempt Case is closed. If the petitioner has not received the said amount, he is at liberty to file an appropriate application to reopen the case. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any in the Contempt Case, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 11.09.2025 MP 5 178 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO:236 of 2024 Date: 11.09.2025 MP