APHC010559242023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 5954/2023 Between: 1. S T V SAMPATH KUMAR @ T SAMPATH KUMAR, S/O, LATE DESIKA CHARYULU, AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, RETIRED TEACHER, R/O FLAT NO.203, SARADA GOPALAN APARTMENTS, ST.NO.8, HUMAYATNAGAR-500 029. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI G SURYANARAYANA REDDY, 5/0 SUBBI REDDY, LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND COLLECTOR, KUKUNUR, WEST GODAVARI DISTRI 2. M MUKKANTI, SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR(LAND ACQUISITION),PIPRMC,UNIT -II, ELURU R 2IMPLEADED AS SUO MOTO AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 02/08/24 IN CC NO-5954 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 may be pleased to declare that the respondent is guilty of offence of Contempt for his willful and deliberate disobedience of the order, dated 01.08.2023 passed in W.P.No.16614 of 2018 by this Honourable Court and punish him under the provisions of Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Rules made thereunder, in the interest of justice, and pass such 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P RAJASEKHAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. S SRAVANA SANDHYA 2. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Heard Sri P.Rajasekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rama Chandra Rao Gurram, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The above contempt case is filed complaining about the non- implementation of the order dated 01.08.2023 in W.P.No.16614 of 2018. 3. Today, when the matter was taken up for consideration, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that a sum of Rs.41,65,905/- has been deposited before the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority vide Cheque No.047691 dated 01.08.2025. He further submitted that the matter has been referred to the said Authority under Section 77 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. 4. The reference proceedings along with the cheque have been filed before this Court. A copy of it is handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner across the bar. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that there is an inordinate delay in complying with the order. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, though some delay occurred in complying with the order, since the order has now been complied with, this court is of the considered opinion that the delay is neither willful nor intentional. The contempt case is closed. No costs. 3 As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 26.09.2025 SNI 4 633 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 5954 / 2023 Date: 26.09.2025 SNI