APHC010176542023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2378/2023 Between: 1. A V SUBBA RAO, S/O. LATE SURYA PRAKASHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER AND ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF (FAC) (RETD.), TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, R/O. D.NO. 5-240 (15-2-46), KOTHAPETA STREET, GOLLAPROLU NAGAR PANCHAYAT, PRESENTLY KAKINADA DISTRICT, (ERSTWHILE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT). ...PETITIONER AND 1. KANTHILAL DANDE I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE (T.W.SERVICES II) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRI S SRINIVAS, , ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, D.NO. 40- 6-22A, KANDWRI HOTEL ROAD, REV. COLONY, MOGHALRAJAPURAM, VIJAYAWADA -520 010. KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 their willfull, deliberate 2 and disobeying the orders passed by the Hon'ble High Court in W.P.No. 18751 of 2021 dated 7.9.2022 under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 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 the presence of the petitioner herein 1st respondent on 06-11-2023 in CC No. 2378 of 2023 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. M K RAJ KUMAR 2. K AMRITH RAJ The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE No.2378 of 2023 ORDER: This Court disposed of W.P.No.18751 of 2021, vide order dated 07.09.2022, directing the respondents to release the retiral benefits due to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, having observed that no criminal or disciplinary proceedings were pending against the petitioner as per Rule 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980. For non-compliance of the said order, present contempt case has been filed under Sections 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 2. Pending consideration of the contempt case, the respondent authorities have implemented the orders of this Court and paid the retiral benefits. In the reply-affidavit, it is stated that petitioner is drawing full pension. 3. Recording the said submission, the present Contempt Case is closed. If the petitioner is aggrieved in any manner, he is at liberty to file a fresh writ petition on any further cause of action, in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 23.12.2025 KBN 4 03 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Contempt Case No.2378 of 2023 23.12.2025 KKBBNN