1 APHC010556802024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4574/2024 Between: 1. KRISHNAN RAJA REDDY, S/O LATE KRISHNAN, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O YADAVA STREET, PODALAKUR VILLAGE AND MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 2. RAJA MASILA,, W/O RAJA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O YADAVA STREET, PODALAKUR VILLAGE AND MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 3. G SIVA KUMAR REDDY,, S/O G SUDHAKAR REDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/O VIRUVURU VILLAGE, PODALAKURU MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. G ANANTH RAO IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOREST DEPARTMENT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH,AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. O ANANDH I A S, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 3. SIVA KRISHNIAH, TAHSILDAR, PODALAKUR MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 4. K MAHABOOB BASHA, DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5. S RAVI SHANKAR, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, NELLORE, 2 SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 6. S MALYADRI, FOREST RANGE OFFICER, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...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 pleased to punish the Respondents for contempt of court under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for their wilful disobedience of order dated 12.04.2024 passed in Writ Petition No 25682 of 2023 on the file of this Hon'ble court and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 discharge this Respondent No.6 from the present CC.No.4574 of 2024 in WP.No.25682 of 2023 and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 discharge me from the contempt proceedings and purge respondent no 2 out of this contempt proceedings. IA NO: 3 OF 2025 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 pleased to discharge this Respondent No.1 from the present CC.No.4574 of 2024 in WP.No.25682 of 2023 and pass IA NO: 4 OF 2025 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 humbly pray the it Hon’ble High Court to kindly Contempt Case no.4574 of 2024 indischarge this Respondent no.5 in W.P.No.25682 of 2023 and pass s Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI 3 Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI 2. SUSHMA YAGANTI The Court made the following: 4 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed for willful violation of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.25682 of 2023 on 12.04.2024, wherein this Court passed the following order: “….In view of the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to issue the transit permits under Rule 5 of Andhra Pradesh Forest Produce Transit Rules, 1970 for harvesting the teak trees plantation of the petitioners as expeditious as possible, preferably within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. No costs.” 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Y.Soma Raju, learned counsel representing the 4th respondent has furnished a copy of the proceedings dated 11.07.2025, wherein the 4th respondent has accorded felling permission to the petitioner in pursuance of the orders dated 12.04.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.No.25682 of 2023. 3. The above said fact is also admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. In view of the same, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 18.07.2025 JLV