1 APHC010062422020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD CONTEMPT CASE NO: 228/2020 Between: 1. G.V.R.R. RAO, S/O G.GOPALA RAO, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED R/O D.NO. 10144, GFI PAVANA SAI HOMES, BMPS ROAD, PRASADAMPADU, VIJAYAWADA ...PETITIONER AND 1. DR.SEKHAR BABU GEDDAM, MANAGING DIRECTOR, AP STATE SEEDS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD D.NO.4-150, PRASADAMPADU, RAMAVARAPADU POST, VIJAYAWADA 521108 ...CONTEMNOR Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M SRIKANTH Counsel for the Contemnor: 1. C SUMON The Court made the following: 2 ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri M. Srikanth, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Ms. Shagufta Jahan, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri C. Sumon, learned Counsel for the Respondent. 2. Ms. Shagufta Jahan, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri C. Sumon, learned Counsel for the Respondent, has submitted the Proceedings of the Manager of the Andhra Pradesh State Seeds Development Corporation Limited, 14.07.2021. Copy of it is supplied to the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the same is taken on record. 3. The Proceeding dated 14.07.2021 would indicate that the Respondent has complied with the Order of this Court by fixing the gratuity amount as Rs.20,00,000/- and the amount for Leave Encashment as Rs.12,96,454/-, in total Rs.32,96,454/-. The said Proceeding would also indicate that the Respondent Authorities have determined that the penalty amount of Rs.17,84,135/- was required to be recovered as per TSSDCL Proceeding dated 18.08.2020. Thereafter, the Respondent Authorities have adjusted the amount that is sought to be recovered (Rs.17,84,135/-) as penalty as against the total amount of Rs.32,96,454/- and paid the balance of Rs.3,11,745/-. The said Proceeding would also indicate that on the left side bottom of the Proceeding, the Petitioner herein has endorsed the receipt of Cheque No.000582 dated 14.07.2021 and the said Cheque was received on 15.07.2021, which clearly indicates that the Petitioner certainly had knowledge about the determination of the gratuity and leave encashment and also the adjustment of the penalty amount as against the total amount. 4. Having regard to the above facts, this Court is of the opinion that the Respondent has complied with the Order passed by the Court dated 26.08.2019 in W.P.No.3802 of 2019. 5. Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. 3 6. Since the Petitioner has already received the balance amount of Rs.3,11,745/- vide Cheque No.000582 dated 14.07.2021 on 15.07.2021, this Court is not required to grant any liberty to challenge the Proceeding. 7. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. ______________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt:21.08.2025 Vns