APHC010469292018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3209] THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA CONTEMPT CASE No.1819 of 2018 Between: Nellipudi Sudhakar, S/o.Adaiah, Aged 34 years, Occ:Agriculture, Ananthapuram Village, T.P.Guddur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District- 524344, and others. … Petitioners AND J.C.Sharma, I.A.S., S/o.Not Known, Age Not Known, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, and others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners : Mr.A.Rajendra Babu Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. for Revenue The Court made the following ORDER: The present Contempt Case is filed alleging violation of the orders dated 10.7.2017 passed in Writ Petition No.1904 of 2012. A learned Judge of the erstwhile High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh disposed of the said writ petition, leaving it open to the petitioners to make application under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land & Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971. 2. A counter affidavit sworn by respondent No.3 i.e., the Tahsildar, Thotapalli Gudur Mandal was filed on 27.11.2018 along with a copy of the 2 cc_1819_2018 endorsement dated 26.11.2018. As seen from the said endorsement, the request made by the petitioners for issuance of Pattadar Pass Books was rejected and the same was communicated to them through registered post. In view of the same, the cause in the Contempt Case does not survive for adjudication. 3. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. Needless to observe that the petitioners may work out their remedies against the orders of rejection, in accordance with law. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ NINALA JAYASURYA,J November 20, 2025 vasu