i APHC010525512021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI slUS'A. THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTY FIVE ‘Wxv R.Vi' ■■’fj -is PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2252 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.21065 of 2021. Between: Kommineni Venugopal, S/o.Sita Ramaiah, Aged about 41 Business, R/o.D.No.2-27, Main Road, Mangolu, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District. years, Occ- ...Petitioner AND 1. Sri Gopala Krishna Dwivedi, S/o. Not Known, Presently Working Principal Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. Sri Kona Sasidhar, S/o. as Not Known, Presently Working as Commissioner for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, NH-16, Tadepalli, Guntur District. % 3. Sri A Venkateswararao, S/o.Not Known, Presently Working Executive Engineer (PRI), Bundar Road. Opp Vijayawada City, Krishna District. 4. Shaik Mastan Vali, S/o.Not Known. Presently working as Panchayat Secretary, Gopinenivaripalem Gramapanchayat, Gopinenivaripalem village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District. 5. Sri Athukuri Sravan Kumar, S/o.Not Known, Presently Working Panchayat Secretary Gandrai Gramapanchayat, Gandrai village, Jaggaiahpeta Mandal, Krishna District as 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.2252 of 2021 ORDER: This Contempt Case has been filed complaining wilful disobedience of the order of this Court, dated 07.10.2021 in W.P.No.21065 of 2021. It came to the notice of the Court that against the order of the Court, dated 07.10.2021 in W.P.No.21065 of 2021, the State 2) preferred Writ Appeal No.625 of 2022 and the Division Bench of this Court by its judgment, dated 12.10.2023 has modified the said order which is extracted hereunder: (a) The petitioners would be paid, if not already paid, the amount in terms of the Memos dated 05.11.2020 and 12.05.2021, within one month from today. (b) The Government would be at liberty to conduct an enquiry after affording to the petitioners an opportunity of being heard with regard to the works executed by them within the period from 01.10.2018 to 31.05.2019. The enquiries, if initiated, would be completed within four months from today. (c) In case the works are as per standards, the petitioners would be paid not only the balance amount but also interest calculated at the rate of 6% per annum on the entire amount with effect from the date when the bills were submitted by the petitioners for payment till the date of final payments. 2 /f In the light of the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court, in our considered view, nothing survives in the present contempt case for adjudication. 3) 4) Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed. Sd/- M RAMESH BABU DEPUTY REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. Sri Gopala Krishna Dwivedi Panchayat Raj and Rural Principal Secretary to Government, Secretariat, Development Department, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. Sri Kona Sasidhar Commissioner for Panchayat Raj Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, NH-16 Tadepalli, Guntur District. and Rural 3. Sri A Venkateswararao Executive Engineer (PRI), Bundar I District. Panchayat Secretary, Gopinenivaripalem ramapanchayat. Gopinenivaripalem village, Vatsavai Mandal, Krishna District. Road, Opp- PWD Grounds, Vijayawada City, Krishna 4. Shaik Mastan Vali, 5. Sri Athukuri Sravan Kumar, Gramapanchayat, Gandrai Panchayat Secretary Gandrai village, Jaggaiahpeta Mandal Krishna District 6. One CC to Sri. V.N.V.Surya Dattu, Advocate [OPUC] 7. One CC to Sri, Koti Reddy Idamakanti, Advocate [OPUC] 8. One CC to Sri. Kiran Kumar Vadlamudi, Advocate [OPUC] 9. Two CD Copies sree eV HIGH COURT DATED: 14/08/2025 ORDER CC NO. 2252 OF 2021 CLOSING THE CONTEMPT CASE WITHOUT COSTS