—4 APHC010524872024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI 050 FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4379 OF 2024 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 issue notice and upon due inquiry punish the respondents for committing contempt of Hon’ble High Court as the respondents willfully disobeyed the Orders in W.P. No.42518 of 2022 dated 11.01.2024. BETWEEN: T.A. Waheed Saheb, S/o. T. Mohammed Sab, Aged 56 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer, PIU Sub Division, Nandikotkuru Nandyala District, AP. ...Petitioner AND Sashi Bhushan Kumar IAS, Principal Secretary, Government Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Dept, Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi, Guntur District. B Balu Naik, Engineer in Chief (PR), Panchayat Raj Engineering Department to Government of Andhra Pradesh at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. 1. 2. ...Contemnors/Respondent No.1 & 2 i Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI. G V L MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: SRI VENKATA SAI KRISHNA PONNURU The Court made the following Order: APHC010524872024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3516] FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4379/2024 Between: I.T.A. WAHEED SAHEB, S/0 T. MOHAMMED SAB, AGED 56 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PIU SUB DIVISION, NANDIKOTKURU NANDYALA DISTRICT, AP. ...PETITIONER AND 1.SASHI BHUSHAN KUMAR IAS, GOVERNMENT PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS DISTRICT. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR 2.B BALU NAIK, ENGINEER IN CHIEF (PR) ENGINEERING DEPT TO GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT VIJAYAWADA, A.P. PANCHAYAT RAJ ...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 issue notice and upon due inquiry punish the respondents for committing contempt of Honble High Court as the respondents willfully disobeyed the Ordes in W.P. No. 42518 of 2022 dated 11.01.2024 of this Honble Court and to pass 2 HBKM.J & HVN.J % C.C.No.4379 of 2024 lA 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 may be pleased to cancel the vide Proceedings No. Ser-lV(3)/1429 118/2018- 1, dated 22.10.2024, Proceedings No. Ser- IV(3)/1429118/2018-3 and Procs No. Ser-IV(3)/1429118/2018-2, both dated 29.10.2024 issued by the 2nd Respondents appointing T.Gopi, P.Yellama Naidu and C. Tirupal to look after the post of Deputy Executive Engineer pending disposal of the Contempt petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.G VLMURTHY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1 .VENKATA SAI KRISHNA PONNURU 3 HBKM,J & HVN.J C.C.No.4379 of 2024 The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Krishna Mohan) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. This Contempt Case arises against the alleged 2. non-implementation of the orders of this Court in W.P.No.42518 of 2022, dated 11.01.2024. In pursuance of the orders of this Court, dated 19.02.2025, the respondent Nos.1 & 2 filed affidavits along with the material papers, showing the compliance of the orders of this Court in the 3. respective proceedings. The above said writ petition was partly allowed with the 4. following directions. “i) The 2'"^ respondent is directed to consider the law as settled by the Apex Court In Gonal Bihimappa's case and V.B. Badami's case, the law as explained by the Division Bench of High Court of Karnataka in M. V. Dixit's case and the observations of this Court, herein above and thereafter to proceed to afford an opportunity to the parties to submit their objections to the proposed seniority list and after hearing the parties, the competent authority shall prepare and finalize the seniority list, li) This order shall be notified by the 2"^ respondent in its website and objections shall be called for by granting at least 15 days period enabling the employees to file their 4 HBKM.J &HVN,J % C.C.No.4379 of 2024 statements and thereafter the process shall be expedited and completed within a period of two (2) months from the date of completion of the hearings at any rate within 6 months from the date of publication of the notification inviting the objections.” nd In pursuance of the above said orders of this Court, the 2 respondent issued the proceedings, dated 16.12.2024 vide 5. Menno.No.Ser-IV(3)/15689/2009, in the matter of Revised Provisional Seniority of Assistant Engineers between Promotees and Direct Recruitees of Zone IV during LR 1982 to PSC 1998 & DMP/WIA 97 batches. As per the said proceedings, the Revised Provisional Seniority List (Seniority for Zone IV) was communicated vide reference 8‘^ cited therein and was confirmed duly disposing of the objections. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 6. the ratio fixed as per the law is not followed in the said proceedings issued by the 2"^ respondent herein. If the petitioner or any other employee, who is aggrieved of 7. nd respondent, dated 16.12.2024, is at the said proceedings of the 2 liberty to question the same in accordance with law. Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. Interim order, if 8. any, deemed to have been vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. 5 HBKMJ &HVN.J C.C.No.4379 of 2024 As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- V DIWAKAR deputy registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Principal Secretary, Government Development Dept. Secretariat Buildings 1. Sri Sashi Bhushan Kumar IAS Panchayat Raj and Rural Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. Sri B. Ball! Naik, Engineer in Chief (PR), Panchayat Raj Engineering Of Andhra Pradesh at Vijayawada, Andhra Department to Government Pradesh. Sri. G V L Murthy, Advocate [OPUC] 4. One CC to Sri. Venkata Sai Krishna Ponnuru, Advocate [OPUC] 3. One CC to 5. Two C.D Copies. SSL vna / HIGH COURT DATED:04/07/2025 W % ORDER X 3 a JUL 2825 ml. to O^ Current Section CC NO. 4379 OF 2024 CLOSING THE CONTEMPT CASE WITHOUT COSTS