APHC010172862019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 384/2019 Between: 1. K.S.S. NARSIMHA REDDY,, S/O K. NAGI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, PLANTATION MANAGER, AP FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED, KAVALI, R/O KAVALI, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI G ANAHTA RAM I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT, ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS, SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. SRI N PRADEEP KUMAR I A S, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, A.P. FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED GORANTLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 3. SRI P RAM MOHAN RAO I F S, CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND REGIONAL MANAGER, A.P. FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. FOREST COMPLEX, OPP. GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, RAJ AMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P. ...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 punish the Respondents for committing contempt of the directions issued by this Hon'ble Court by willfully and wantonly flouting the 2 Order passed in I.A. No. 1 of 2018 in W.P. No. 39155 of 2018 dated 31.10.2018under Sections 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act,1971 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T S N SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. SRIDEVI GANTA 2. The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 384 of 2019 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the interim order dated 31.10.2018 passed by the Composite High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad, in I.A.No.1 of 2018 in W.P.No.39155 of 2018. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder: “…..Having regard to the law declared by this Court in Government of Andhra Pradesh and another v. A.Rajeswara Reddy, there shall be an interim direction as prayed for since the enquiry proceedings initiated way back on 19.01.2017 and 08.06.2017 are said to be still pending....” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the orders passed by this Court on 31.10.2018, are complied with. 3. Recording the aforesaid submission, 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: 18.09.2026 KA/JS 4 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 384 of 2019 Date: 18.09.2026 KA/JS