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APHC010351512021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
MONDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1683 OF 2021 Between:
1. Gangavarapu Vijaya Rao,, S/o. Late Joseph, Aged 58 years, Occ. RTC Conductor, R/o. Devarajugattu Village, Peddaraveedu Mandal, Prakasam District. ...Petitioner AND
1. Sri Narayana Reddy, S/o. Not Known, Working as District Panchayat Officer, Prakasam District at Ongole.
2. Sri Nageswara Rao, S/o. Not Known, Working as Divisional Panchayat Officer, Markapur, Prakasam District.
3. G Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Not Known, Aged about 55 years, Working as Panchayat Secretary, Devarajugattu Gram Panchayat, Devarajugattu Village, Peddaraveedu Mandal, Prakasam District.
4. Smt Uma Rani, S/o. Not Known, Working as The Thasildar, Peddaraveedu Mandal, Prakasam District.
5. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Markapur, Prakasam District. R 5 Impleded as per Court order dt.30.11.2021. ...Respondents
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 respondents for their willful disobedience of Order Dt 21.06.2021 passed in IA. No. 1 of 2021 in W.P. No. 11391 of 2021 on the file of this Hon'ble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Respondents: P SUBASH Counsel for the Respondents:KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI Counsel for the Respondents:V MAHESWAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents:V VINOD K REDDY (SC FOR ZP MPDO GP) The Court made the following order:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1683 OF 2021
ORDER: -
1. This contempt case has been filed complaining the willful disobedience in implementing the order of this Court dated 21.06.2021 in I.A.No.1 of 2021 in W.P.No.11391 of 2021. At the stage of admission of the writ petition, this Court directed the respondent Nos.2 to 5 therein, particularly respondent No.4 to look into the petition dated 17.05.2021 submitted by the petitioner and take appropriate action in accordance with law within a period of three weeks after giving opportunity to all the aggrieved persons. Complaining that the order of the Court was not complied with, the present contempt case is filed.
2. As it is represented that the order of the Court dated 21.06.2021 is not complied with till the date of order dated 30.08.2025, this Court issued Form-I notice to all the respondents.
3. Accordingly, all the respondents are present. On behalf of the respondents, learned counsels would submit that in view of the request for police protection by the Panchayat Secretary, the Circle Inspector and Sub Inspector have inspected the land so as to provide protection for demolition and in the said process, the unofficial respondents agreed to remove the constructions made on public road voluntarily and they have removed the same and the public road belonging to the Gram Panchayat is restored and as on today, there is no obstruction.
4. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsels for respondents and on perusal of the photographs placed before this Court, this Court is satisfied that the respondents took steps to implement the orders of the Court.
5. In view of the same, further adjudication in this Contempt Case is not required.
6. Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no
order as to costs.
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND
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