APHC010422632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3529] TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR CONTEMPT APPEAL NO: 2/2025 Between: 1. GUNDEPALLI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. ARIJINEYULU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 81820/2, SAI APARTMENTS, OPP CHINTA VARI VEEDHI, BALAJIRAOPETA, TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...APPLICANT AND 1. DR G VANI MOHAN, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOR THE AP ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. K RAMACHANDRA MOHAN, THE COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. 3. M JASWANTHA RAO, COMMISSIONER OF TENALI MUNICIPALITY, TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. GUMMADI SATYANARAYANA RAO, UDA COLONY WELFARE ASSOCIATION, TOWN SURVEY NO.2/3, BLOCK NO I, WARD NO I, CHENCHUPET, TENALI. 5. TUMMALA SATYANARAYANA, PRESIDENT OF SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY . DEVALAYA NIRMANA COMMITTEE, LIGB193, UDA COLONY, CHENCHUPET, TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. D UMA MAHESHWARA RAO, SECRETARY OF SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMY DEVALAYA NIRMANA COMMITTEE, MIGB74, UDA COLONY, CHENCHUPET, TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): pleased to - a. Set-aside the Order, dated 25.07.2025, passed by the Learned Single Judge, in Contempt Case No. 1347 of 2025, and Set-aside the cost of Rs. 50,000/- imposed against the Appellant. b. Expunge the unwarranted and derogatory remarks attributing unexhibited demeanour on the part of the Learned Counsel for Appellant as vitriolic outburst with a frown on his face, which can be described as schadenfreude, made in para 8 of the impugned order, by calling for the video recording of the hearing, dated 25.07.2025, in Contempt Case No. 1347 of 2025, and pass Counsel for the Applicant: 1. DR. SIREESH ANUMULA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. The Court made the following Judgment: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) Sri N. Subbarao, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Dr. Sireesh Anumula, learned counsel for the appellant would submit that the appeal would have to be filed as a Letters Patent Appeal and seeks leave of this Court to withdraw this appeal with liberty to file a Letters Patent Appeal. Accordingly, the learned counsel appearing for the appellant is permitted to withdraw the present Contempt Appeal with liberty to file a proper appeal. Hence, the Contempt Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending, if any shall stand closed. ________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J _______________ T.C.D.SEKHAR, J Date: 16.09.2025 MJA 151 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D. SEKHAR CONTEMPT APPEAL NO: 2 of 2025 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) 16.09.2025 MJA