1 APHC010630772023 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: 6734/2023 Between: 1. M/S NEELAM AGRO SERVICES, , AUTHORISED DEALERS FOR SWARAJ AND MAHINDRA TRACTORS, GROUND FLOOR, SURVEY NO.296, 2B, PEDDAPADU ROAD, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, MANOJ KUMAR AGARWAL, S/O MURARILAL, HINDU, AGED 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT NEW BUILDING, PEDDAPADU ROAD, NEAR HARIKA KALYANAMANDAPAM, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI GOPAL KRISHNA DWIVEDI IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRI SHAMSHER SINGH RAWATH I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. SRI C HARIKIRAN I A S, COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, OLD MIRCHI YARD, NALLAPADU ROAD, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. SRI BUDITHI RAJASEKHAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA 2 PRADESH 5. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 6. SRI S DILLI RAO I A S, COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL AND COOPERATION DEPARTMENT OLD MIRCHI YARD NALLAPADU ROAD GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH RR 4 TO 6 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 16 12 2024 VIDE I A NO 1 OF 2024 IN C C NO 6734 OF 2023 ...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 under Sec.10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for willfully, wantonly, deliberately, violating and not implementing the orders of the Honourable High Court passed in W.P. No. 22241 of 2023 dated 05-09-2023, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 dispense with filing of the original certified copy of Judgment in by this Honourable Court in W.P. No. 22241 of 2023 dated 05-09-2023, and pass IA 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 pleased to implead the proposed respondent as Respondents No.4 to 6 in the above C.C No.6734 of2023 in W. P. No.22241 of 2023 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DASARI S V V S V PRASAD Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA 2. C SUMON 3 3. N ASWARTHA NARAYANA 4. BH RAMA KRISHNA NAIK 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.22241 of 2023 on 05.09.2023, wherein this Court passed the following order: “….In view of the aforesaid directions of this Court in various cases and after hearing both sides, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to complete the verification process within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and thereafter to pay the amounts due to the petitioner depending upon the outcome of the verification within a period of eight (08) weeks. It would also be open to the petitioner to agitate their claim for interest, if any, payable by the respondents in an appropriate forum.” 2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel representing the respondents has furnished a letter dated 17.07.2025, addressed by the Director of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh, Guntur, to the Government Pleader for Agriculture, wherein it is mentioned that the amount of Rs.1,06,03,426/- payable to the petitioner has been credited to the petitioner’s Account No.10122560000258 on 17.07.2025. 3. Recording the same, as the amount has already been credited to the petitioner’s account, 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