APHC010080102025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 495/2025 Between: 1. MS AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SRI MURARI EMMY JOHN SUDHAKAR R.K PURAM, CHIRALA, BAPTIA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. KONA SASIDHAR IAS, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TULLURU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT, TULLURU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. SRI VIJAY RAMA RAJU V IAS, THE COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL EDUCATION VENKATADRI TOWERS, 0PP. DGP OFFICE BESIDES HAPPY RESORTS ATMAKUR, MANGALAQIRI GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. SRI S PURUSHOTHAM, THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, SRINIVASA NAGAR, BAPTIA, BAPTIA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522101. ...CONTEMNOR(S): 2 VS,J C.C.No.495 of 2025 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 Respondent herein under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act for his willful. wanton and deliberate violation of the order dated 02-11-2023 in W.P. No. 28502 of 2023 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 dispense with the filing of certified copy of order in W.P No.28502 OF 2023, dated 02-11-2023 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM The Court made the following: 3 VS,J C.C.No.495 of 2025 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed for deliberate, willful and wanton disobedience of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.28502 of 2023 on 02.11.2023. 2. The W.P.No.28502 of 2023 is allowed in terms of the order passed in W.P.No.3449 of 2003 dated 30.09.2016, wherein this Court in W.P.No.3449 of 2003 observed as under: “….21. In any view of the matter, the contention of the learned Government Pleader is that the petitioner is not entitled to maintenance grant in view of G.O.Ms.No.320, which was struck down by this Court in the judgments referred supra. Even otherwise, the discriminatory attitude of the Government giving concession to one educational institution and denying benefit to the petitioner’s educational institution cannot be encouraged by the Courts, since it is arbitrary and discriminatory in not releasing grant-in-aid to the petitioner’s association whose object is to provide free education. In those circumstances, this Court has no option except to hold that the inaction of the respondents is arbitrary in not releasing the maintenance grant-in-aid to the petitioner’s educational institution and consequently, I hold that the petitioner is entitled to all the benefits as decided in Recognized Schools Managements Associations case. Hence, the respondents are directed to work out maintenance grant @ 6% and arrange to pay the same within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order to the petitioner’s educational institution, on par with other schools. 22. With the above direction, the writ petition is allowed.” 2. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, Ms.Gandem Kusuma, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the order dated 02.11.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.28502 of 2023 has been complied with by the respondents. Therefore, requested this Court to close the contempt case. 4 VS,J C.C.No.495 of 2025 3. Recording the above submission, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 04.07.2025 KGR