1 APHC010043002023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD CONTEMPT CASE NOs: 547 & 2413 of 2023 C.C.No.547 of 2023: Between: 1. K ALLEMMA, W/O K. MASTAN, AGED 41 YEARS, R/O. RAMACHANDRAPURAM VILLAGE, SATYAVEDU MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 2. A BHARATHI, W/O ARUMUGAM, AGED 45 YEARS, R/O. RAMACHANDRAPURAM VILLAGE, SATYAVEDU MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 3. C SELVAM (DIED), S/O VEERASWAMY AGED 62 YEARS, R/O. RAMACHANDRAPURAM VILLAGE, SATYAVEDU MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 4. C PRABHA, W/O RAVINDRAN AGED 47 YEARS, R/O. RAMACHANDRAPURAM VILLAGE, SATYAVEDU MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 5. V.KRISHNAVENI, W O. V SRIHARI, RO KODURU HARIJANAWADA, KODURU OANCHYAT, VARADAIPALEM MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT PETITIONER NO.5 IS BROUGHT ON RECORD AS LR OF THE DECEASED 3RD PETITIONER AS PER COURT ORDER DT.26062025 VIDE IA NO.1 OF 2025 IN CC NO.547 OF 2023. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 2 1. SRI SAI PRASAD IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI VENKATA RAMANA REDDY IAS, OCC DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 3. SRI CHANDRAMUNI, OCC REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SULLURPET, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 4. MR SAURABH GAUR IAS, OCC-PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATI. 5. DR S VENKATESHWARLU, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI RR 4 AND 5 IMPLEADED SUO MOTO AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 30/08/24 IN CC NO-547 OF 2023. ...CONTEMNOR(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V VINOD K REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM 2. VENKATA SAI KRISHNA PONNURU C.C.No.2413 of 2023: Between: 1. N REVATHI, W/O SRINIVASULU, AGED 43 YEARS, R/ O. RARNACHANDRAPURAM. VILLAGE, SATYAVEDU MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI SAI PRASAD, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3 2. SRI VENKATA RAMANA REDDY, IAS OCC. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. 3. SRI CHANDRAMUNI, OCC. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SULLURPET, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. ...CONTEMNOR(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V VINOD K REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. P SUBASH 2. C VAMSI KRISHNA The Court made the following: ORAL COMMON ORDER: Heard Sri Ghanta Rama Rao, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri V. Vinod K Reddy, learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Sri Ramachandra Rao Gurram, learned Counsel appearing for the Respondents. 2. It is submitted that in terms of the Order passed by this Court on 19.03.2025, in both the Contempt Cases, the Respondents have paid the interest. It is submitted that in terms of the Order passed by this Court in W.P.No.23231 of 2015 dated 05.01.2022, the Award has been passed. Sri Ghanta Rama Rao, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Petitioners would submit that the Petitioners herein intend to challenge the correctness of the Award. 3. Since the interest has been paid in terms of the Order passed by this Court dated 19.03.2025, no further consideration of these Contempt Cases is necessary. Accordingly, these Contempt Cases bearing C.C.Nos.547 & 2413 of 2023 are closed. 4 4. Needless to state that the Petitioners always have the statutory right to challenge the correctness of the Award before the appropriate Forum. It is also needless to state that the issue of limitation would not arise in view of the pendency of the present Contempt Cases. 5. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:10.11.2025 Vns