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GUNUPURU KRISHNA MURTHY v. MR M T KRISHNA BABU IAS

CC/2284/2024 · 2025-08-20

Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda

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APHC010186912024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2284/2024 Between: 1. GUNUPURU KRISHNA MURTHY, S/O SATYANARAYANA AGE 48 YEAS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE R/O R/O GOLLALAMULAGAM VILLAGE, CHIPURUPALLI MANDAL VIZIANAGARAMDIST. ...PETITIONER AND 1. MR M T KRISHNA BABU IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH, MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SMT K PADMAVATHI, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICE GOVT, OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. MS S NAGALAKSHMI IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VIZIANAGARAM TOWN, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. S BHASKARA RAO, THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER VIZIANAGARAM TOWN, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. ...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 punish the respondents for contempt of court for willfully violating the orders of the Honble High Court passed in WP.N0.41716/2022 dt 26-12-2022 and pass such 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M M M SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. VADAPALLI RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 3819/2024 Between: 1. G.RAMU NAIDU, S/O DEMUDU LATE AGE 57 YEARS, OCC UN- EMPLOYEE R/O CHINAKADA VILLAGE, D.RAJERU MANDAL VIZIANAGARAM DIST. 2. P.SRINU, S/O APPALA SWAMY LATE AGE 45 YEARS, OCC ADVOCATE R/O MARUPALLI VILLAGE, GAJAPATHINAGARAM MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. MR M T KRISHNA BABU IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH, MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SMT K PADMAVATHI, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICE GOVT, OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. DR B R AMBEDKAR IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VIZIANAGARAM TOWN, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. S BHASKARA RAO, THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER VIZIANAGARAM TOWN, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. ...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 contempt of court for willfully violating the orders of the Hon'ble High Court passed in WP.NO.40016/2022 dt 27-12-2022 and pass 3 IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 filing of certified copy of W.P.No.40016/2022 dt 27- 12-2022 passed by this Hon'ble Court, in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M M M SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. G RAJU 2. N SIVA REDDY The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NOS: 2284 & 3819/2024 COMMON ORDER: Contempt Case No.2284 of 2024 is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 26.12.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.No.41716 of 2022. Contempt Case No.3819 of 2024 is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 27.12.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.No.40016 of 2022. When the matters are taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the pending proceedings before the Division Bench of this Court by way of Writ Appeal and in view of the order of status-quo granted by the Hon’ble Apex Court in SLP No.30218 of 2024, the order passed in the Writ Petitions became non-implemented. Hence, requested to grant liberty, if the petitioners have any grievance to challenge the same by initiating separate proceedings, after rendering the judgments by the Division Bench of this Court and the Hon’ble Apex Court. Even without liberty also petitioner is entitled to assail the orders passed if any in the Writ Appeal. Recording the said submissions, the Contempt Cases are closed, granting liberty to the petitioners for initiating appropriate proceedings, if the petitioners have aggrieved or if any grievance after the orders of this Court in Writ Appeal. No order as to costs. 5 Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt cases shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 21.08.2025 TTPPSS 6 233 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) CONTEMPT CASE NOS: 2284 & 3819/2024 21.08.2025 TTPPSS 7