APHC010510912021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ^0 0S? FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2185 OF 2021 Contempt case U/s.10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 to Punish the Respondents herein for willfully violating and disobeying the Orders of the High Court dated 07.10.2021 in W.P.No.21067 of 2021. Between; Veldi Anil Kumar, S/o.Appa Rao, Aged about 35 R/o.Penuganchiprolu Village, Penuganchiprolu Andhra Pradesh. years, Occ. Contractor, Mandal, Krishna District, ...Petitioner AND 1. Sri Gopala Krishna Dwivedi, S/o.Not Known, Principal Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. Presently Working as 2. Sri Kona Sasidhar, S/o.Not Known, Presently Working Commissioner for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Government of Andhra Pradesh, NH-16, Tadepalli, Guntur District. 3. Sri J Nivas, S/o.Not Known as Presently Working as District Collector (Panchayat Wing), Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 4. Sri V Srinivas, S/o.Not Known, Presently Working as the Pay and (Director), Works Account Finance Department, Accounts Officer, Manasa Complex, Rammandiram street, Venkatswara Rao Street, Governorpet, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520002, 5. Sri G V Suryanarayana, S/o.Not Known, Presently Working as The Programme Officer, Under MGNREGS Scheme, Subbaiahgudem and Kollikallu Gramapanchayats, Penuganchiprolu Mandal, Krishna District. 0/o.P.D.DWMA, Mahendranagar, District-520012 6. Sri A Venkateswararao, S/o Not Known, Presently Working Executive Engineer (PRI), Vijayawada City, Krishna District. 7. Sri P Tuleswara Rao, S/o.Not Known, Presently Working as Deputy Executive Engineer (PRI), Vigilance and Quality Control Sub Division, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 8. Smt. M Siva Nagendramma, W/o.Not Known, Presently Working Panchayat Secretary (Special Officer-Cum-Extension Officer), Under MGNREGS Scheme, Subbaiahgudem and Kollikallu Gramapanchayats, Penuganchiprolu Mandal, Krishna District. 9. Sri Dharamvir Jha, S/o.Not Known, Presently Working as Director of Mahamatma Gandhi-National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna as Bundar Road, 0pp. PWD Grounds as ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI V.N.V.SURYA DATTU Counsel for the Respondents: SRI KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI Counsel for the Respondents: SRI KOTI REDDY IDAMAKANTI The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.2185 of 2021 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order dated 07.10.2021 passed by this Court in W.P.No.21067 of 2021. A Division Bench of this Court, by its common judgment, dated 12.10.2023, in W.A.No.724 of 2021 & batch, considered the issue of 2. non-clearance of bills pertaining to the petitioners, who had executed works under the ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme’ (MGNREGS), by modifying the order of the learned Single Judge. In the light of the common judgment passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.724 of 2021 & batch, in our 3. considered view, no further adjudication is required in the present Contempt Case. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. No order as to 4. costs. If the petitioner is having any grievance in considering his claim in terms of the directions issued by the Division Bench in its 5. 2 common judgment dated 12.10.2023 in W.A.No.724 of 2021 & batch, the petitioner is at liberty to proceed in accordance with law. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the Contempt Case shall stand closed. Sd/- M RAMESH BABU DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. Sri Gopala Krishna Dwivedi, Principal Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. Sri Kona Sasidhar, Commissioner for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, NH-16, Tadepalli, Guntur District. 3. Sri J Nivas, District Collector (Panchayat Wing), Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 4. Sri V Srinivas, Pay and Accounts Officer, (Director), Works Account Finance Department, Manasa Complex, Rammandiram street, Venkatswara Rao Street, Governorpet, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520002, 5. Sri G V Suryanarayana, The Programme Officer, Under MGNREGS Scheme, Subbaiahgudem and Kollikallu Gramapanchayats, Penuganchiprolu Mandal, Krishna District. O/o.P.D.DWMA, Mahendranagar, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District-520012 6. Sri A Venkateswararao, Executive Engineer (PRI), Bundar Road, 0pp. PWD Grounds, Vijayawada City, Krishna District. 7. Sri P Tuleswara Rao, Deputy Executive Engineer (PRI), Vigilance and Quality Control Sub Division, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 8. Smt M Siva Nagendramma, Panchayat Secretary (Special Officer-Cum- Extension Officer), Under MGNREGS Scheme, Subbaiahgudem and Kollikallu Gramapanchayats, Penuganchiprolu Mandal, Krishna District. 1 9. Sri Dharamvir Jha, Director of Mahamatma Gandhi-National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. One CC to Sri. V.N.V.Surya Dattu, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri. Koti Reddy Idamakanti, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri. Kiran Kumar Vadlamudi, Advocate [OPUC] Two CD Copies 10. 11. 12. 13. sree HIGH COURT DATED:22/08/2025 ORDER CC NO. 2185 OF 2021 ^ 11 SEP 2025 J CO CLOSING THE CONTEMPT CASE WITHOUT COSTS