APHC010084412026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE 11th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1625/2026 Between: 1. VEERLA VEERA VENKATESWARA RAO,, S/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGE. 34 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTER, R/O. 3-24, NEAR VEERLA VARI DEVARA GUDI, MEDURU VILLAGE AND POST, PAMIDIMUKKALA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI G SAI PRASAD, S/O NOT KNOWN, OCCU. IAS (PRINCIPAL SECRETARY IRRIGATION AND COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT) SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR, S/O NOT KNOWN, OCCU. IAS (THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING) SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI D K BALAJI, S/O NOT KNOWN, OCCU - IAS (THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF KRISHNA DISTRICT). 4. SMT B PREMA KUMARI, W/O NOT KNOWN. THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, NIDHI BHAVAN FLOOR, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. SRI B ANJANEYA PRASAD, S/O NOT KNOWN. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT KRISHNA EASTERN DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA-520002 6. SRI M P BADE SAHAB, S/O NOT KNOWN. THE PAY AND ACCOUNT OFFICER, THIRD FLOOR, RAMA MANDIR STREET, A.RUNDALPET, 2 GOVERNOR PET, VIJAYAWADA. ...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 direct the Notice the Respondents herein and punish the respondents under Sec. 10 to 12 of Contempt of Cout Act, 1971 for deliberate, intentional and willful violation of the order and deliberate disobedience to the Orders of this Honble Court dated 11.11.2025 passed in W.P. No.22140 of 2025 by the lords ship Honble Justice V. SUJATHA and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRAVAN KUMAR NAIDANA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI 2. T LAKSHMI PADMAJA The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.22140 of 2025, dated 11.11.2025. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder: “…..this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amount to the petitioner in accordance with quality control certificates dated 04.09.2025 issued by the respondents within a period of five (05) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order….” 2. Today when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the respondents/contemnors furnished a copy of Letter No.AB/DAO/A1/, dated 11.09.2026, issued by the 5th respondent, wherein it is stated that the Finance Department has received the following bills in respect of the present contempt case and the same have been cleared. The details are as follows: SI.No CC.No. W.P.No Name of the work CFMS Bill No. Bill Amount (in Lakhs) Status 1. 1625/ 2025 22140/ 2025 O&M removal of weed growth in Dosapadu channel from Km.0.000 to 12.8000 and its branch channels 2026- 71395387 14.11 Bill paid to the Contractor vide RBI Ref No. RBISH00865967 644 dated 11.09.2026 4 and allied works in Ventrapra gada Section for 2024- 25 O & M removal of weed growth in Ryves canal branch channels and allied works in Ventrapra gada section for 2024- 25 2026- 71398020 17.02 Bill paid to the Contractor vide RBI Ref No. RBISH00865967 655 dated 11.09.2026 O & M such as removal of weed growth in Ryves canal from Km. 18.200 to 31.500 and allied works in Ventrapra gada Section for 2024- 25 2026- 71396404 13.28 Bill paid to the Contractor vide RBI Ref No. RBISH00865967 649 dated 11.09.2026 O&M removal of weed on Moturu channel from Km.0.000 2026- 71395866 15.68 Bill paid to the Contractor vide RBI Ref No. RBISH00865967 642 dated 11.09.2026 5 to 26.350 including branch channels under the jurisdictio n of Lower Gudivada Section for 2024- 25 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has not disputed the said fact and requested this Court to close the contempt case. 4. Recording the above submissions and, in view of the fact that the amounts have been cleared by the respondents in favour of the petitioner, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 11.09.2026 KGR