APHC010071692022 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: 474/2022 Between: 1. MARIDI SURESH, MARIDI SURESH, S/O. VENKATRAO, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O. PUTCHANUTHALA, RAVVAVARAM, NUZENDLA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI GOPAL KRISHNA DWIVEDI, 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 NAGENDRA NATH SINHA, SECRETARY TO UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, KRISHI BHAVAN, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI, INDIA. 4. SRI TEJ RAM, THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 5. SRI VIVEK YADAV, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, GUNTUR. 6. SRI MAHENDRA, THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PUTCHANUTHALA PANCHAYAT, NUZENDLA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P 2 ...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 For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioners herein therefore prays that the Hon'ble High Court may be pleased to take cognizance of the contempt committed by the Contemnors/Respondents herein and punish them with maximum imprisonment under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt 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 Honble A.P. High Court dated 05.10.2021 passed in W.P. No. 19068 of 2021 and pass 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 The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.474 of 2022 ORDER: This Contempt Case has been filed complaining the willful disobedience of the order dated 05.10.2021 in W.P.No.19068 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 53 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.474 of 2022 Dt.24.10.2025 SCS