APHC010294492018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA F’RADESH AT AMARAVATI SMS THURSDAY. THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAIKRISHNA PRASAD CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1098 OF 2018 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 dated 14.12.2017 in W.P.No.10824 of 2002. Between; 1. A.B. Upper Primary School, Pushadapuvaripalem, Cherukupalli Mandal, Rep. by its Manager and Correspondent, Sri P. Ramprasad, S/o.Ramachandraiah, Aged 55 years. 2. S.T j.U.P.School, Kavur, Cherukupalli Mandal, Rep. by its Manager &. Correspondent, Sir T.Gandhi Prasad, 5/0.Krishnaiah, aged 86 years. 3. National U.P. School, Repalle, Repalle Mandal, Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, Sri D.Babu Fldo, S/o.Paripurnaiah, aged 78 years. 4. Aided Elementary School (K.S.), Bhattiprolu, Bhattiprolu Mandal,.Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, Sri K.Rama Sastri, S/o.SUbrahmanyam, aged 74 years. H,,A. Elementary School, iVemavaram, Bhai:.tiprolu Mandal, Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, Sri D.V.Sivaram Babu, S/o.Venkateswariu, aged 61 years. 6. S.R.T.A. Elementary SchOol, Varevaripalem of Ponnapalli, Cherukupalli ivlandal. Rep. by L.Nagamalleswara Reddy, S/o.Lakshmi Reddy, aged 56 years. 7. S.S.H.A. Elementary School, Padamatipalem of Rajdyolu, Cherukupalli Mandal, Rep. by its Manager &, Correspondent, Sri D.S.S.Prasad, S/o.HaPumantha Rao, aged 76 years. 5. 8. S.M.A.U.P. School, Cherukupalli, Cherukupalli Mpndal, Rep. by its Manager &. Correspondent, Ch.Y. Murahdh Rao, S/o. Prasadarao, aged 4p years. 9. H.A.Elementary School, Vuchavaripalem, Cherukupajlli Mandal, Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, Smt. B.Rathnp Suseela, W/o.Bhaktavatsalam, aged 76 years. “ lO.S.R.H.A. Elementary School, Mruthunjayapalem, Nagai-am Mandal, Rep. by its Manager &. Correspondent, Sri T.R.Sudhakar, S/o.Venkateswarlu, aged 58 years. li.S.V.R.H. Elementary School, Padamatipalem of Kori^tipuram, Bhattiprolu Mandal, Repl by its Manager & Correspondent, -./^P.Raghupathi Rao, S/o.^ubbaiah, aged 71 years. : " 'i2. Aided Elementary School, Morlavaripalem, Repalle.|Mandal, Rep. by its Manager &. Correspondent, (Previous Correspondent Sri K. Abba Rao,)K.Srujana,W/o.Suman, aged 35 years'. 13. A.A. Elementary Schooli Bethapudi, Repalle Mandal, Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, Sri K.GourisHanker, S/O.Abba Rao, aged 56 years. ■ 14.Aided Elementary School, Srungarapuram, Bapatia, Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, Sr! A.V.RajeOwara Rao, S/o.Venkatachalam, aged 54 years. 15.H.A. Elementary School,| Kuchinapudi, Nizampatnart) Mandal, Rep. by its Manager k Correspondent, Sri B.V.S.R.Krishna Murthy, S/o. NagabhusHanam, aged 66 years. 7L6.I-1.A.U.P. School, Repallet Repalle Mandal, Rep. by its Manager k dorrespondent, Sri K.Sairanipanthulu, S/o.Bhairavas‘A/amy, agOd 63 years. 17.A.H. Elementary School,'; Porravaripalem, Nizampatnam Mandal, Rep. by its Manbger & Correspondent,(PreVious Correspondent Sr\ K. Laks'hminarayana,) P.Usharani W/o„ Naresh,‘aged 45 years. 18.H.A. Elementary School,| Porravaripalem, Nizampatr^am Mandal, Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, K. Annapurna, W/o.Sitaramanjaneya Sastry, aged 76 years. 19.Aided Elementary School (D.S.) Bhattiprolu, Bhattipirolu Mandal, Rep. by its Manager & Cprrespondent, (Previous Correspondent D.J.Mariyamma,)D.H.Va|santhamma, W/o.Sathayanandam, aged 70 years. 20.S’.K.V.S. Elementary School, Voleru, Bhattiprolu Mapdal, Rep. by its Manager &. Correspondent, D.Mallikharjiina Rao, S/o. Madanamohana Seshagiri Rao, aged 58 years.' 21.S.S.R.H. Elementary School, Repalle, Repalle Mandal, Rep. by its Manager &. Correspondent, G.Varalakshirii, W/o.Sivarama Krishna Sastry, aged 86 years. 22.S.B.H.A.U.P. School, Kotihapalem, Nizampatnam Mandal, Rep.by its Manager & Correspondent, (previous CorrespondentO.Ven katdswa fa Rao,) O. Sa .m basiva ra b S/o.NarasimhBm, aged 46 years. 23.Aided Elementary School, .Pittupalem of Kar^agala, Cherukupalli Mandal, RCp. by its Manager, o.Veera iReddy, S/o.Krishnamurthy Reddy, aged 52 years. ' 24.S.T.V.N.A. Elementary sichoo.l, Uttarapaiem of Pudi^ada, Nagaram Mandal, Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, K.Pothuraju, S/o.Somaidh, aged 78 yedrs. 25.S.A.U.P.School, Pudivada, .Nagaram Mandai, Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, Y.Shyamasufidar Rao, S/o.Ramarao, aged 58 years. 26.Aided U.P.School, Pedanhatlapudi, Nagaram Mandal:,i Rep. by its Manager & Correspondent, G.L.V. Kumah, W/o.Yakoob, aged 46 years. 27.J.A.U.P.School,Pedapalli,Nagaram Mandal, Rep by Its Manager & Correspondent,V.V.Koteswararao, ... Petitioners S/o.Anjaiah,Age 63 years. AND Sri Adithyanadh Das IAS, Principal Secretary Educational Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District 2. Ms Sandhya Rani, Director of School Education, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada, Krishna District 3. Smt Ganga Bhavani, Guntur,Guntur District Kona Sasidhar, Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati. 5. Sri Vijaya Rama Raju, Director of School Education, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada. 6. Smt. C V Renuka, District Educational Officer, Guntur. Suo moto impleaded as per Court Order dated 1. 4. Sri (RR 4 to 6 are 27.03.2025 in C.C.No.1098 of 2018) ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI G. VENKATESWARLU FOR LEO LAW ASSOCIATES LLP Counsel for the Respondents: SRI K V RAGHU VEER Counsel for the Respondents: SRI RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM Counsel for the Respondents: SRI SYED KHADER MASTAN Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION (AP) The Court made the following: / 1 / APHC010294492018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WM [3328] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1098 OF 2018 Between: 1. A.B.UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, PUSHADAPUVARIPALEM,CHERUKUPALLI MANDAL,REP. BY ITS MANGAER AND CORRESPONDENT,SRI P RAMPRASAD,S.O RAMACHANDRAIAH AGED 55 YEARS 2. S.T.J.U.P.SCHOOL,, KAVUR, CHERUKUPALLI MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SIR T.GANDhI PRASAD, S/O.KRISHNAIAH, AGED 86 YEARS. 3. NATIONAL U.P. SCHOOL,, REPALLE, REPALLE MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND S/O.PARIPURNAIAH, AGED 78 YEARS. CORRESPONDENT, SRI D.BABU RAO 4. AIDED ELEMENTARY BHATTIPROLU MANDAL SCHOOL (K.S.),, BHATTIPROLU, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI K.KAMA SASTRI, S/O.S6BRAHMANYAM AGED 74 YEARS. 5. H.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI D.V.SIVARAM BABU, S/O.VENKATESWARLU, AGED 61 YEARS. 6. S.R.T.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PONNAPALLI, CHERUKUPALLI MANDAL, L.NAGAMALLESWARA REDDY, S/O.LAKSHMI REDDY, AGED 56 YEARS. VEMAVARAM, BHATTIPROLU VAREVARIPALEM OF REP. BY / 2 0 7. S.S.H.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, PADAMATIPALEM OF RAJAIFOlU, CHERUKUPALLI MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI D.S.S.PRASAD, S/O.HANUMANTHA RAO, AGED 76 YEARS. 8. S.M.A.U.P. SCHOOL,, CHERUKUPALLI, CHERUKUPALLI MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, CH.Y. MURAHAL-I RAO, S/0. PRASADARAO, AGED 46 YEARS. 9. H.A.ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, VUCHAVARIPALEM, CHERUKUPOLI MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SMT. B.RATHNA SUSEELA, W/O.BHAKTAVATSALARN, AGED 76 YEARS. 10.S.R.H.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, MRUTHUNJAYAPALEM, NAGARAM MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI T.R.SUDHAKAR S/O.VENKATESWARLU, AGED 58 YEARS. 11.S.V.R.H. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, PADAMATIPALEM OF KONETIPURAM, BHATTIPROLU MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, P.RAGHUPATHI RAO, S/O.SUBBAIAH, AGED 71 YEARS. 12.AIDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, MORLAVARIPALENN, REPALLE REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, (PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENT SRI K. ABBA RAO,)K.SRUJANA,W/O.SUMAN, AGED 35 YEARS. 13.A.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, BETHAPUDI, REPALLE MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI K.GOURISHANKER, S/O.ABBA RAO, AGED 56 YEARS. 14.AIDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, SRUNGARAPURAM, BAPATLA, CORRESPONDENT, SRI A.V.RAJESWARA RAO, S/O.VENKATACHALAM, AGED 54 YEARS. 15.H.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, KUCHINAPUDI, NIZANNPATNAM MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI B.V.S.R.KRISHNA MURTHY, S/0. NAGABHUSHANAM, AGED 66 YEARS. REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND 16.H.A.U.P. SCHOOL,, REPALLE, REPALLE MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI K.SAIRAMPANTHULU, 3 S/O.BHAIRAVASWAMY, AGED 63 YEARS. 17.A.H. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, PORRAVARIPALEM, NIZAMPATNAM MAN DAL, CORRESPONDENT,(PREVIOUS LAKSHMINARAYANA,) YEARS. 18.H.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, PORRAVARIPALEM, NIZAMPATNAM MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, K. ANNAPURNA, W/O.SITARAMANJANEYA SASTRY YEARS. REP. BY ITS MAREAGER CORRESPONDENT SRI K. P.USHARANI W/0. NARESH, AGED 45 AND AGED 76 19.AIDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (D.S.), BHATTIPROLU, BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT D.J.MARIYAMNNA,)D.H.VASANTHAMMA, W/O.SATHAYANANDAM, AGED 70 YEARS. BHATTIPIROLU MANDEL REP. CORRESPONDENT, (PREVIOUS 20.S.K.V.S. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND VOLERU, BHATTIPROLU CORRESPONDENT, D.MALLIKHARJDNA RAO, S/0. MADANAMOHANA SESHAGIRI RAO, AGED 58 YEARS. 11 21.S.S.R.H. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, REPALLE, REPALLE MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, G.VARALAKSHRNI, W/O.SIVARAMA KRISHNA SASTRY, AGED 86 YEARS. 22.S.B.H.A.U.P. SCHOOL,, KOTHAPALEM, NIZAMPATNAM MANDAL, REP.BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, (PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENT.VENKATESWARA S/O.NARASIMHAM, AGED 46 YEARS. RAO,)O.SAMBASIVARAO 23.AIDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PITTUPALEM OF KANAGALA, CHERUKUPALLI MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER, D.VEERA REDDY, S/O.KRISHNAMURTHY REDDY, AGED 52 YEARS. ? j 24.S.T.V.N.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,, UTTARAPALEM OF PUDNADA, NAGARAM MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, K.POTHURAJU, S/O.SOMAIAH, AGED 78 YEARS. 4 25.S.A.U.P.SCHOOL,, PUDIVADA, NAGARAM MANDAL, REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, Y.SHYAMASUODAR RAO, S/O.RAMARAO, AGED 58 YEARS. 26.AIDED U.P.SCHOOL,, PEDAMATLAPUDI, NAGARAM MANDAL REP. BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, G.L.V. KUMARI, W/O.YAKOOB, AGED 46 YEARS. 27.J.A.U.P.SCHOOL,, PEDAPALLIMAGARAM MANDAL, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT,V.V.KOTESWARARAO, MANAGER AND S/O.ANJAIAH,AGE 63 YEARS. ...PETITIONER(S) AND I.SRI ADITHYANADH DAS IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI,GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. MS SANDHYA RANI, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION,IBRAHIMPATNAM,VIJAYAWADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT 3.SMT GANGA BHAVANI, GUNTUR,GUNTUR DISTRICT 4. SRI KONA SASIDHAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI 5.SRI VIJAYA RAMA RAJU, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION IBRAHIMPATNAM VIAJAYAWADA 6.SMT C V RENUKA, DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER GUNTUR RR 4 TO 6 ARE SUO MOTO IMPLEADED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 27 03 2025 IN C C NO 1098 OF 2018 ...CONTEMNOR(S): Counsel for the Petitioner{S): 1.LEO LAW ASSOCIATES LLP Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1.KVRAGHU VEER 5 ’2.GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION (AP) 3. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM 4.SYED KHADER MASTAN The Court made the following ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri G. Venkateswarlu, Ld. Counsel for the Petitioners and Sri Rama Chandra Rao Gurram, Ld. Counsel for the Respondents. The present Contempt Case is filed complaining of non- compliance of the Order of this court dated 14.12.2017 in W.P.No.10824 of 2002. The Order passed by the Ld. Single Judge is a direction to the Respondents to pay ‘Maintenance Grant’ within a period of three months from the date of the said Order. This Order was passed following another Order passed by the Court in W.P.No.3449 of 2003 dated 30.09.2016. 2. 3. In compliance with the Order of this Court dated 14.12.2017, the Official Respondents have passed the Order on 03.04.2022 stating that the Petitioners/Contempt Petitioners are required to comply with Rule 20 of Maintenance Grant Rules in G.O.Ms.No.1, dated 01.01.1994. The Proceeding issued by the Respondents dated 03.04.2022 would indicate that the request of the Petitioners could not be considered due to non-submission of the audited statements of accounts of the Schools which are duly audited by the Chartered Accountants. It is submitted by Sri Rama Chandra Rao, Ld. Counsel for the Respondents that the Respondents have paid the Maintenance Grants for all years, where the Petitioners have submitted the required documents. He would also submit that only in respect of such years, where the Petitioners have not submitted the audited statements of accounts which are duly audited by the Chartered Accountants, the request of the Petitioners could not be considered. 4. 6 >12 In response to this submission, Ld. Counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the requirement of auditing had commenced only after or during the Covid-19 period and prior to that period, the accounts were audited by the Government itself and that the Government itself would have the required audited statements of accounts. 5. Having considered the above facts, this Court is of the view that the Respondents have acted in accordance with the Order of this Court dated 14.12.2017 in W.P.No.10824 of 2002 and therefore, there is no Contempt in the present Proceedings, much less any willful act of contempt. 6. Since the District Educational Officer has already passed an Order on 03.04.2022 and the same was communicated to the Petitioners. Therefore, the Petitioners are granted liberty to approach the Competent Authority by either submission of the audited accounts or submit an Explanation in terms of what is stated herein above, which shall be considered by the Authority and appropriate Orders be passed eventually. 7. With these observations and directions, this Contempt Case is closed. No order as to costs. 8. 9. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER Sri Adithyanadh Das IAS, Principal Secretary Educational Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District 2. Ms Sandhya Rani, Director of School Education, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada, Krishna District 3. Smt. Ganga Bhavani, Guntur, Guntur District Sri Kona Sasidhar, Principal Secretary, Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati. 5. Sri Vijaya Rama Raju, Director of School Education, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada. To, 1. 4. School Education 6. Smt. C V Renuka, District Educational Officer, Guntur. One CC to Sri. Leo Law Associates LLP, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri. K V Raghu Veer, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for School Education, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] One CC to Sri. Rama Chandra Rao Gurram, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri. Syed Khader Mastan, Advocate [OPUC] Two CD Copies 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. sree ip HIGH COURT DATED:21/08/2025 ORDER CC NO. 1098 OF 2018 CLOSING THE CONTEMPT CASE WITHOUT COSTS 2