APHC010045702023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO CONTEMPT CASE NO: 585/2023 Between: 1. P SUMANA, W/O J. VENKATA SREEDHAR, AGED 50 YEARS, DY. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, 0/0 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PR DIVISION, NELLORE, R/O 24 RAJAGARI STREET, MULAPET, NELLORE 1. GOPALA KRISHNA DWIVEDI I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT., SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI B BALU NAIK, ENGINEER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ZPP OFFICE COMPOUND, OPP.. PWD GROUNDS, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. 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 Cou be pleased to pleased to summon the respondents and punish them under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for committing contempt of orders of this Hon'ble Court passed in common order vide W.P.No.20064 of 2019, 20062 of 2019, 20063 2019 and Hon'ble Smt Justice V. Sujatha and pass IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NOs: 585, 589, 590 & 591/2023 CONTEMPT CASE NO: 585/2023 P SUMANA, W/O J. VENKATA SREEDHAR, AGED 50 YEARS, DY. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, 0/0 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PR DIVISION, NELLORE, R/O 24-1-280, UPSTAIRS, BESTHAPALEM, RAJAGARI STREET, MULAPET, NELLORE-524003. ...PETITIONER AND GOPALA KRISHNA DWIVEDI I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT., SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. SRI B BALU NAIK, ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ZPP OFFICE COMPOUND, OPP.. PWD GROUNDS, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. ...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 Cou be pleased to pleased to summon the respondents and punish them under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for committing contempt of orders of this Hon'ble Court passed in common order vide W.P.No.20064 of 2019, 20062 of 2019, 20063 2019 and 20082 of 2019, Dt.14.11.2022 passed by Hon'ble Smt Justice V. Sujatha and pass IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3333] TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA /2023 P SUMANA, W/O J. VENKATA SREEDHAR, AGED 50 YEARS, DY. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, 0/0 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PR 280, UPSTAIRS, BESTHAPALEM, ...PETITIONER GOPALA KRISHNA DWIVEDI I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT., SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, CHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ZPP OFFICE COMPOUND, OPP.. ...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 summon the respondents and punish them under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for committing contempt of orders of this Hon'ble Court passed in common order vide W.P.No.20064 of 2019, 20082 of 2019, Dt.14.11.2022 passed by 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. VADAPALLI RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 589/2023 Between: 1. A RAM BABU, S/O LATE A. SATYANARAYANA, AGED 50 YEARS, DY. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PIU SUB-DIVISION, AMALAPURAM R/O D.NO.1-5-4/3, SAVARAM, NEAR SAI BABA TEMPLE, AMALAPURAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. GOPALA KRISHNA SWIVEDI I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT., SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI B BALU NAIK, ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ZPP OFFICE COMPOUND, OPP.. PWD GROUNDS, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. ...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 summon the respondents and punish them under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for committing contempt of orders of this Hon'ble Court passed in common order vide W.P.No.20082 of 2019, 20062 of 2019, 20063 2019 and 20064 of 2019, Dt.14.11.2022 passed by Hon'ble Smt Justice V. Sujatha and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 3 1. VADAPALLI RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 590/2023 Between: 1. CH MANI KUMAR, S/O CH. MALAKONDAIAH, AGED 49 YEARS, DY. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PIU SUB-DIVISION, VENKATAGIRI R/O D.NO.9-25-59 E/6, JANATHAPET (NORTH) KAVALI, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. GOPALA KRISHNA DWIVEDI I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT., SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI B BALU NAIK, ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ZPP OFFICE COMPOUND, OPP.. PWD GROUNDS, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. ...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 summon the respondents and punish them under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for committing contempt of orders of this Hon'ble Court passed in common order vide W.P.No.20063 of 2019, 20062 of 2019, 20064 2019 and 20082 of 2019, Dt.14.11.2022 passed by Hon'ble Smt Justice V. Sujatha and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. VADAPALLI RAMESH 4 CONTEMPT CASE NO: 591/2023 Between: 1. S ANITHA, W/O J. HANUMANTHA RAO, AGED 47 YEARS, DY. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, 0/O SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PR CIRCLE, CHITTOOR, R/O D.NO.27-1091, TELEPHONE COLONY, CHITTOOR. ...PETITIONER AND 1. GOPAL KRISHNA DWIVEDI I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT., SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI B BALU NAIK, ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, PANCHAYAT RAJ, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ZPP OFFICE COMPOUND, OPP. PWD GROUNDS, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA. ...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 summon the respondents and punish them under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for committing contempt of orders of this Hon'ble Court passed in common order vide W.P,No.20062 of 2019, 20063 of 2019, 20064 2019 and 20082 of 2019, Dt.14.11.2022 passed by Hon'ble Smt Justice V. Sujatha and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. VADAPALLI RAMESH The Court made the following: 5 HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE Nos.585, 589, 590 & 591 of 2023 COMMON ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the contemnors/respondents. 2. These contempt cases are filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the common order passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.20062, 20063, 20064 & 20082 of 2019, dated 14.11.2022. The operative portion is extracted hereunder: “Accordingly, all the writ petitions are allowed and the proceedings in Memo.No.PRR01-PROMISC/83/2019-Estt.I, dated 08.11.2019 issued by the 1st respondent are hereby set aside. However, the 2nd respondent-Engineer-in-Chief is directed to prepare a State-wide Integrated Seniority List of Graduate Deputy Executive Engineers (Panchayat Raj) keeping in view the amendment made to G.O.Ms.No.15 PR and RD (Estt.III), dated 08.01.1999 by G.O.Ms.No.338 Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Estt.III) Department, dated 07.11.2009 and consider the case of the eligible persons as per cycle for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer as the petitioners are graduates, which is admittedly the only channel for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.” 3. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, Mr. Vadapalli Ramesh, learned counsel for the contemnors/respondents has furnished a copy of the Memo bearing No.G.Section/9622/2013 dated 18.08.2025 issued by the 6 Engineer-in-Chief, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, i.e., the 2nd respondent herein, confirming the Provisional State wide integrated seniority list of Deputy Executive Engineers (Graduate & Non-Graduate) Panchayat Raj for the panel year 2002-03 to 2017-18, in pursuance of the orders passed by this Court dated 14.11.2022 in W.P.Nos.20062, 20063, 20064 & 20082 of 2019. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners vehemently opposed the same stating that the respondents have not prepared State wide integrated seniority list, as directed by this Court, and further stated that the petitioners did not fall under consideration, in pursuance of the said seniority list, though the petitioners are graduates. 5. However, as the respondents have already prepared the State wide integrated seniority list, this Court is of the opinion that the orders passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.20062, 20063, 20064 & 20082 of 2019, dated 14.11.2022 haves been complied with by the respondents. 6. Accordingly, these Contempt Cases are closed. The petitioners are at liberty to challenge the said Memo dated 18.08.2025. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Dated: 22.08.2025 MDP