APHC010328532020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] FRIDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1263/2020 Between: 1. KATAM VEERABHADRYYA, S/O SANKARAYYA, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, R/O. D-NO-15/721, KAMAYYANAGAR, ANANTAPURAM, ANATAPURAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 515001 ...PETITIONER AND 1. SMT V USHA RANI IAS, THE PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, 4TH BLOCK, GROUND FLOOR, ROOM NO- 135, A.P SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRI POLA BHASKER IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ONGOLE,PRAKSAM DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. SRI VENKATA MURALI, THE JOINT COLLECTOR,ONGOLE,PRAKSAM DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. SRI M PRABHAKAR REDDY, THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. SRI UMA MAHESWARAO, THE TAHSILDAR, VETAPALEM MANDAL,PRAKASAMDISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6. BALIGA SURENDRA BABU, SECRETARY VETAPALEM GRAMA PANCHAYT AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DIST, ANDHRA PRADESH. RESPONDENT NO 6 SUBSTITUTED AS PER COURT ORDER DT 21102021 VIDE IA NO 1 OF 2021 IN CC NO 1263 OF 2020 ...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 punish the respondents under Section 10 to 12 of 2 the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of the orders in WP No 14786 of 2020 dt. 25.08.2020 and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 amend the name of 6th respondent name as Baliga surendra babu, Secretary, vetapalem grama panchayat and mandal, prakasam district, andhra pradesh in related to the 6th respondent's name instead of Sri. Budmi sanjay kumar, secretary, grama panchayat vetapalem village and mandal, prakasam district in the above contempt case for being mentioned and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. JADA SRAVAN KUMAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. K M KRISHNA REDDY 2. G L NAGESWAR RAO 3. V VINOD K REDDY (SC FOR ZP MPDO GP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.1263 of 2020 ORDER: This Contempt Case has been filed complaining the willful disobedience of the respondents in implementing the order dated 25.08.2020 in W.P.No.14786 of 2020. 2. After hearing the learned counsels, this Court disposed of the writ petition with a direction that the petitioner shall not be dispossessed from the subject land without following due process of law. 3. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is continuing in the subject land and as such, further adjudication in this Contempt Case is not required. 4. The statement of the learned counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. 5. In view of the above factual position, this Court is of the view that, no further adjudication is required in the present Contempt Case. 6. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. 7. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND Date: 31.10.2025 SCS 5 124 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.1263 of 2020 Dt.31.10.2025 SCS