1 APHC010419232022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2791/2022 Between: 1. T. VENKATESWARLU, S/O BUGGAIOAH, AGE 41 YEARS, R/ODNO 1-203- A4A CHENNAKESAVA NAGAR, MARKAPURAM TOWN, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. VIDUDALA KIRAN, TAHSILDAR, TRIPURANTHAKAM MANDAL, PRAKASHAM DISTRICT. 2. NALLI GURAVAIAH, MANDAL SURVEYOR, TRIPURANTHAKAM MANDAL, PRAKASHAM 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 punish the Respondents for willful and deliberate disobedience action and committed an act of contempt for violating the Orders of this Hon'ble Court and HIS LORDSHIPS SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY in Writ Petition in WP 20924 of 2021 Dated 21.09.2021 and punish the Contemnors Article 215 of Constitution of India and u/s 10 and 12 of Contempt of Courts Act and pass orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. T BALASWAMI The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for the willful disobedience of the orders dated 21.09.2021 passed in W.P.No.20924 of 2021. 2. Sri S.Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondent authorities have not passed orders in true spirit and as such, it amounts to willful disobedience of the orders of this Court. 3. This Court, by way of order dated 21.09.2021, issued a direction to the respondents to take a decision in terms of Section 10 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 and communicate the same to the petitioner in terms of Section 10 (2) of the Act, within one month from the date of order. Whether such order has been passed rightly or not, this Court under contempt jurisdiction cannot decide the issue as it is beyond the jurisdiction of Contempt of Courts Act. As the authorities have complied with the direction given in W.P.No.20924 of 2021, the Contempt case is liable to be closed. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to question the order passed by the 1st respondent before appropriate forum in accordance with law. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ RAVI CHEEMALAPATI, J Date: 4th December, 2025 KSN/RMR 3 259 HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE No.2791 of 2022 Date: 04.12.2025 KSN/RMR