APHC010071362022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 472/2022 Between: 1. MANDALAPU CHINNA VENKATARAO,, S/O. MANDALAPU HANUMANTHARAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, D/O. 3-100, ATCHAIAHPALEM VILLAGE, ROMPICHERLA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI GOPAL KRISHNA DWIVEDI, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEPARTMENT (R.D-II), 5TH BLOCK, GROUND FLOOR, ROOM NO.107, A.P SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI SHAMSHER SINGH RAWAT, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, 2ND BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, ROOM NO. 290, A.P SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI TEJ RAM, THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 4. SRI VIVEK YADAV, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, GUNTUR. 5. SRI M NAGESWARA RAO, THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, ATCHAIAHPALEM PANCHAYAT, ROMPICHERLA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 6. SRI ARJUN RAO, THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ATCHAIAHPALEM PANCHAYAT, ROMPICHERLA MANDAL, 2 GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. ...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 take cognizance of the contempt committed by theContemnors/Respondents herein and punish them with maximum imprisonment under Section 10 to 12 of theContempt of Courts Act,1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India for utter disobedience and disregard shown to the Orders passed by the Hon'ble A.P. High Court dt. 25.10.2021 passed in w.P.No.24401 of 2021 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 pleased to grant leave to the petitioner to implead the Proposed Respondents as Respondent Nos.7 to 12 in the main Contempt Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. KOTI REDDY IDAMAKANTI 2. ASHOK RAM V 3. KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI 4. TENNETI PRABHU DASU 5. HARINATH N (Asst Solicitor General) The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.472 of 2022 ORDER: This Contempt Case has been filed complaining the willful disobedience of the order dated 25.10.2021 in W.P.No.24401 of 2021 by the respondents. 2. During the course of hearing today, learned counsels appearing on either side on instructions would submit that the order of the Court is complied with and the petitioner received the amount from the respondents. 3. Considering the above submissions, this Court is of the view that no further adjudication is required in the present Contempt Case. 4. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND Date: 24.10.2025 SCS 4 54 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.472 of 2022 Dt.24.10.2025 SCS