APHC010455252023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4904/2023 Between: 1. G SRINIVASA RAO, S/O LATE RAMULU , AGED 43YEARS, CLERICAL ASST, O/O FOREST RANGE OFFICER, PALAKONDA, SRIKAKULAM DIST, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. RAVADA GOPAL, , S/O KARANAM NAIDU, S/O LATE RAMULU, AGED 42YEARS, DRIVER, O/O ASST. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, TCKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DIST, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. SRI NEERABH KUMAR PRASAD, SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ENVIRONMENT, FOREST SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR, DISTRICT. 2. SRI Y MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, IFS PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, HOFF(HEAD OF FOREST FORCE), MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DT. 3. SRI S SRIKANTANATHA REDDY, IFS CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, R.K.BEACH, VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. MS NISHA KUMARI, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, FOREST COMPLEX, DAY AND NIGHT JUNCTION, SRIKAKULAM DT, ANDHRA PRADESH-532001. ...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 may be pleased to summon the respondents and punish them for their deliberate and willful disobedience of the orders dt. 06.03.2023 of the Hon'ble High Court passed in WP No. 25862 OF 2021 by His Lordship Hon'ble Sri Justice Subba Reddy Satti and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. A V S LAXMI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. G V S KISHORE KUMAR The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: The above contempt case has been filed complaining about the non- implementation of the order dated 06.03.2023 in W.P.No.25862 of 2021. 2. The writ petition filed by the petitioners was allowed in part on 06.03.2023, holding that the petitioners are entitled to the minimum time scale for their respective posts i.e. Clerical Assistant (non-technical) and Jeep Driver (technical), respectively and in respect of regularisation, the same was negative. 3. Sri G.V.S. Kishore Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondents, submitted the proceedings of the District Forest Officer, Srikakulam vide Rc.No.1113/2025-A2, dated 06.03.2025 and would submit that the petitioners have been extended the benefit of the minimum time scale and thereby, the respondent authorities have complied with the order dated 06.03.2023 in W.P.No.25862 of 2021. Page 3 of 4 4. When the contempt case was listed on 07.08.2025, since there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners, the matter was adjourned today. Today also there is also no representation on behalf of the petitioners. 5. A perusal of the proceedings dated 06.03.2025 would reveal that the petitioners have been extended with the benefit of the minimum time scale. Thus, this Court does not find any violation of the order dated 06.03.2023 passed in W.P.No.25862 of 2021. 6. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the Contempt Case is dismissed. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 22.08.2025 TVN 403 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE No.4904 OF 2023 Date: 22.08.2025 TVN