ZION COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION v. SRI KONA SASIDHAR IAS
CC/3421/2025 · 2025-12-19
K Sreenivasa Reddy
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[ 2025 DAILYLAW 51366 (AP) · dailylaw.ai ]
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APHC010613502025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] SATURDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 3421/2025 Between:
1. ZION COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SMT. KOPPERLA RODA MERCY CSI CAMPUS, NGO COLONY, MARIAPURAM, KADAPA ANDHRA PRADESH - 516001. ...PETITIONER A N D
1. SRI KONA SASIDHAR IAS, The Principal Secretary to Government Department of Higher Education, Tulluru, Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi, Guntur District. ...CONTEMNOR 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 initiate contempt proceedings against the 1st Respondent, Sri Kona Sasidhar, I.A.S., Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, for his wilful, wanton, and deliberate disobedience of the final order dated 22- 09-2025 passed in W.P.No.25916 of 2025 and punish the Respondent under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, in accordance with law and pass
IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to dispense with the filing of certified copy of order in WP. No. 25916 of 2025, dated 22-09-2025 and to pass
Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Contemnor:
1. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM The Court made the following:
2 O R D E R
The Contempt Case has been filed seeking the Court to initiate contempt proceedings against 1st respondent viz Kona Sasidhar, I.A.S., Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh for his willful, wanton and deliberate disobedience of the Final Order, dated 22.09.2025 passed in Writ Petition No.25916 of 2025 and punish the respondent under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 in accordance with law. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Nerella S.V. Ravi Teja, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Education submits that the Order dated 22.09.2025 passed by this Court, has been complied with. Sri Mathukumilli Srivijay, learned counsel for the petitioner too concurred with the submission made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader. In view of the aforesaid submission, no further course of action against the respondent is required. 3.
Recording the submissions of both counsel, the Contempt Case is closed. No costs. 4. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Contempt Case, shall stand closed. ___ __________
JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY 20th December, 2025. DNB