APHC010389082021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1871/2021 Between: 1. MATHA KUMARA SWAMY,, S/O. M. VENKATA RAMANA, 23YEARS, R/O. S.C.COLONY, JARAJAPUPETA VILLAGE, NELLIMARLA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI K SANTHOSH RAO, EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A.P. LTD., VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, 2. SRI S VIJAYA LALITHA, THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, HRD, A.P., EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LIMITED, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 3. SRI S MASILAMANI, THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, OPERATION CIRCLE, A.P., EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DT. ...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 under the provisions of Section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for willfully, deliberately and intentionally violating the orders passed by this Hon'ble Court dt. 25.11.2019 made in W.P.No.17851 of 2019, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 issue order or direction to delete my name of Respondent No.3, S.Masilamani, Superintending Engineer, Operation, Vizianagaram in CC.No.1871 of 2021 dismiss the relief against me and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following: ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for the willful disobedience of the orders dated 25.11.2019 passed in W.P.No.17851 of 2019. Sri S.Bhargav, learned counsel representing Sri P.Durga Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that pursuant to filing of contempt, the respondents have passed orders and the petitioner wants to question the said orders before appropriate forum, prayed to close the contempt with liberty. Recording the said submission, as the authorities have passed orders and the petitioner intends to question the same before appropriate forum, there remains nothing for adjudication and the contempt is liable to be closed. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. The petitioner is at liberty to question the orders passed by the respondents before appropriate forum, if so advised. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 17th July, 2025 RKS