APHC010295312025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1461/2025 Between: 1. K. SAI KUMAR, S/O.VENKATA RAMANAIAH. AGE 45 YEARS, VENKATAGIRI, THIRUPATHI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. S SURESH KUMAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TO GOVERNMENT STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION , SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. - 522 503. 2. SRI DR VENKATESWAR, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 3. SRI G VENKATARAMI REDDY, VENKATAGIRI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY. COMMISSIONER ,THIRUPATHI, THIRUPATHI DISTRICT. 4. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. - 522 503. ...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 respondent herein for the willful, deliberate and wanton violation of the orders dt 07.2.2025 of this Hon'ble Court made in WP. No.28080/2024 and pass VS,J C.C No.1461 of 2025 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. GUDAPATI LAKSHMI NARAYANA 2. SREEKANTH REDDY AMBATI VS,J C.C No.1461 of 2025 3 This Court made the following Order: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.38080 of 2024, dated 07.02.2025. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder: “…5. In view of the above instructions, since the bills claimed by the petitioner is an admitted, this Court feels it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to release amount of Rs.16,79,410/- (Rupees Sixteen Lakhs Seventy Nine Thousand Four Hundred and Ten only) to the petitioner within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order…” 2. Today when the matter came up for hearing, Mr. Sreekanth Reddy Ambati, learned counsel for the respondent No.4, has furnished a copy of the letter addressed by the respondent No.1 vide Letter No.CC.No.1461 of 2025 dated 26.09.2025, showing the details of the amounts paid to the petitioner, pending the present contempt case, which are extracted as under: Sl.No. CC No Bill No Status Amount(Rs) 1. 1461 of 2025 2025- 1409878 Cleared on 26.09.2025 2,50,856/- 2025- 1410638 4,74,682/- 2025- 1410711 Cleared on 26.09.2025 4,91,896/- 2025- 1388275 3,29,452/- 2025- 1408252 2,65,427/- Total 18,12,313/- VS,J C.C No.1461 of 2025 4 3. Placing the above instructions on record and in view of the fact that the payments have already been paid to the petitioner, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date:26.09.2025 Ksj