1 APHC010016932025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] SATURDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 107/2025 Between: 1. KADIYALA VENKATA RATNAM,, S/O. KADIYALA SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC- PROGRAMME DIRECTOR (ADMN.) HEAD OFFICE, O/O. APDASCAC, VIJAYAWADA, R/O. 1-102, SIVALAYAM STREET, PEDAVUTAPALLI, UNGUTURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 521286. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SMT A SURYA KUMARI, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WOMEN, CHILDREN, DIFFERENTLY ABLED AND SENIOR CITIZENS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, FINANCE (HR.IV-FR AND LR) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI M A KUMAR RAJA, A.P. DIFFERENTLY ABLED AND SENIOR CITIZENS ASSISTANCE CORPORATION (APDASCAC) (GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH UNDERTAKING). REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, OFFICE- D.NO.74-14-2 1ST FLOOR, RAJA NARENDRA BUILDINGS, KRISHNA NAGAR, YANAMALAKUDURU ROAD, VIJAYAWADA-520007. ...CONTEMNOR(S): 2 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 may be pleased to initiate the Contempt proceedings against the respondents and punish them suitably under section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for their deliberate and willful disobedience of the order dt. 26.07.2023 passed in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in Writ Petition No. 18716 of 2023 by His Lordship the Honble SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. B JAYA PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. G RAJU 2. SUDHIR MATTEGUNTA The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful, wanton and deliberate disobedience in implementation of the order passed by this Court on 26.07.2023 in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.18716 of 2023. 2. The petitioner has filed the aforesaid writ petition aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not extending the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.15, Finance (HR.IV-FR&LR) department, dated 31.01.2022 under Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Amendment, Act 2022 to the petitioner and for a consequential direction to the respondent to continue the petitioner in service till he attains the age of 62 years. This Court, in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.18716 of 2023, passed the following order: “…Therefore, there shall be an interim direction to the respondents to continue the services of the petitioner till he attains the age of superannuation i.e. up to 62 years as per G.O.Ms.No.15, dated 31.01.2022, without any break and with all consequential attendant benefits including the regular pay and allowances” 3. Heard Sri. B. Jaya Prabhakara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri. G. Raju, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1&2 and Sri. Sudhir Mattegunta, learned counsel for the 3rd respondent. 4. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the orders passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in 4 W.P.No.18716 of 2023 on 26.07.2023 were complied with by the respondent and hence, requested to close the contempt case. 5. Recording the same, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 22.11.2025 Gss