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V APHC010514872021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI FRIDAY.THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2201 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 05-10-2021 in W.P.No.21337 of 2021. Between; P.Venkateshwarlu, S/o.Galaiah, aged about 45 years, Occ. Contractor o.P.Lakshmapuram Village, Donakonda Mandal, Prakasam District. R/ ...Petitioner AND
1. G K Dwivedi, The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Principal Secretary, Panchayatraj and Rural Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi.
2. Konaseshidhar, The Commissioner, Panchayatraj and Rural Development, State of Andhra Pradesh, Nakkal Road, Suryaraopet, Vijayawada, Krishna District.
3. K Praveen Kumar, The District Collector (Panchayatraj wing), Prakasam, Prakasam District.
4. L Vijay Kumar, The Executive Engineer, PRI Division, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Scheme, Ongole, Prakasam District.
5. V Nagarjuna, The Padamara Lakshmipuram Gram Panchayat, Rep. by its Special Officer - cum -Extension Officer, under Mahatma Gandhi
V p* National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Scheme, Donnakonda Mandal, Prakasam District
6. G Dileep Reddy, The Kocherlakonta Gram Panchayat Rep. by its Special Officer - cum -Extension Officer, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Scheme, Donnakonda Mandal, Prakasam District ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SRINIVASA RAO NARRA Counsel for the Respondents: SRI KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI Counsel for the Respondents: SRI V VINOD K REDDY (SC FOR ZP MPDO GP) The Court made the following Order:
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.2201 of 2021
ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order dated 05.10.2021 passed by this Court in W.P.No.21337 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 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
2. 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 considered view, no further adjudication is required in the present
3. 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
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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/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR r //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Panchayatraj and Rural
1. Sri G K Dwivedi, Principal Secretary, Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi.
2. Sri Konaseshidhar, The Commissioner, Panchayatraj and Development, State of Andhra Pradesh, Nakkal Road, Suryaraopet, Rural Vijayawada, Krishna District.
3. Sri K Praveen Kumar, The District Collector (Panchayatraj wing), Prakasam, Prakasam District.
4. Sri L Vijay Kumar, The Executive Engineer, PRI Division, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Scheme, Ongole, Prakasam District.
5. Sri V Nagarjuna, The Padamara Lakshmipuram Gram Panchayat, Special Officer - cum -Extension Officer, under Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Scheme, Donnakonda Mandal, Prakasam District
6. Sri G Dileep Reddy, The Kocherlakonta Gram Panchayat Special Officer - cum -Extension Officer, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Scheme, Donnakonda Mandal, Prakasam District
7. One CC to SRI. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA, Advocate [OPUC]
8. One CC to SRI. KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI, Advocate [OPUC]
9. One CC to SRI. V VINOD K REDDY (SC FOR ZP MPDO GP) [OPUC] Two CD Copies National Rural
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HIGH COURT DATED:22/08/2025
ORDER //o CC NO. 2201 OF 2021 o\ g 15 SEP 2025 m C9/; Current Section •V^ CLOSING THE CONTEMPT CASE WITHOUT COSTS