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APHC010150372024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI QMS THURSDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1914 OF 2024 Contempt case U/s. 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 to Punish the Respondents herein for willfully violating and disobeying the Orders of the High Court dt. 05.12.2023 made in W.P.No. 31246 of 2023. Between: Savalam Jogiah, S/o. Muthyalu, Age 55 years, Occ cultivation, R/o. 4-100, Aravapalli Village, Kukunoor Mandal, West Godavari District. ...Petitioner AND
1. Smt K Geetanjali, W/o. not known Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Collector Or Special Deputy Collector (LA), PIPRMC, Unit-2 Elur, West Godavari District. At present working as Special Deputy Collector (LP), Simhachalam Devasthanam, Visakhapatnam.
2. Sri Mukkanti, S/o. not known. Special Dy. Collector (LA), PIPRMC, Unit-2, Eluru. ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P NARAHARI BABU Counsel for the Respondents: SRI C VAMSI KRISHNA The Court made the following Order:
^,3 CCMo.l914of2024 1 APHC010150372024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SMB [3332] THURSDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1914/2024 Between: 1.SAVALAM JOGIAH, S/O. MUTHYALU, AGE 55 YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O.
4-100, ARAVAPALLI VILLAGE, KUKUNOOR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.SMT K GEETANJALI, W/O.
NOT KNOWN OFFICER CUM SUB COLLECTOR COLLECTOR (LA), PIPRMC, UNIT-2 DISTRICT. COLLECTOR VISAKHAPATNAM. LAND ACQUISITION OR SPECIAL DEPUTY ELUR, WEST GODAVARI AT PRESENT WORKING AS SPECIAL DEPUTY SIMHACHALAM DEVASTHANAM, (LP), 2.SRI MUKKANTI, S/O. NOT KNOWN. SPECIAL DY. COLLECTOR (LA), PIPRMC, UNIT-2, ELURU. ...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 herein under sec. 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for will fully violating the order dated 05-12-
CC^o.1914 of2024 2 2023 in W.P. No. 31246 of 2023 passed by Cheemalapati and pass Hon'ble Justice Ravi Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. P NARAHARI BABU Counsel for the Contemnor(S):
1.CVAMSI KRISHNA The Court made the following:
ORDER Sri C.Vamsi Krishna, Learned counsel for respondent no.l, submitted that pursuant to the orders of this Court dated 05.12.2023 passed in W.P.No.31246 of 2023, the respondent authorities have passed endorsement and therefore, there is due compliance of the orders passed by this Court.
2. Sri P.Narahari Babu, learned counsel for petitioner, submitted the said endorsement has not been passed in true letter and spirit of the
order passed by this Court. Further, even though a specific mention was made in the order of this Court that the petitioner's case shall be considered pursuant to the notice dated 19.07.2023; the notice dated 19.07.2023 has even been referred to in the endorsement. that not
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3. Vide orders passed in Writ Petition, this Court
directed the respondent authorities to consider and dispose of the petitioner's case pursuant to the notice dated 19.07.2023. According to the respondents,they accordingly passed an endorsement.
4. This Court is not inclined to accept the contention advanced by the
learned counsel for petitioner that the endorsement passed by the authorities is not in true letter and spirit of the orders passed by this Court. If at all, the petitioner has any grievance, he can challenge the endorsement passed by the authorities by approaching appropriate forum, in accordance with law. Therefore, this Court does not find any willful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court.
5. In view of the above, this Contempt,Case is closed. There shall be no
order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
Sd/- E KAMESWARA RAO JOINT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub
1. Smt. K Geetanjali, W/o. not known Collector Or Special Deputy Collector (LA), PIPRMC, Unit-2 Elur, West Godavari District. At present working as Special Deputy Collector (LP), Simhachalam Devasthanam, Visakhapatnam.
2. Sri Mukkanti, Special Dy. Collector (LA), PIPRMC, Unit-2, Eluru.
3. One CC to Sri. P Narahari Babu, Advocate [OPUC]
4. One CC to Sri. C Vamsi Krishna, Advocate [OPUC]
5. Two CD Copies VNA
HIGH COURT DATED:18/07/2025
ORDER CC NO. 1914 OF 2024 .^Js^urrer.i CLOSING THE CONTEMPT CASE WITHOUT COSTS