APHC010061702024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE 24th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 685 OF 2024 Between: 1. DR C VARADARAJULU NAIDU, S/o. Late Chandraiah Naidu Age 62 years, Retired Professor in Bio Technology Dravidian University, Kuppam, Chittoor District Pin 517 426 ...Petitioner AND 1. J SYAMALA RAO IAS, Higher Education (U.E.I.)Dept, A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi,Amaravathi, Guntur District.. 2. S S Rawat, Principal Secretary, Finance Dept Velagapuri, Amaravathi, Guntur 3. Md Hussain, Registrar, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, Chittoor Dist. 4. A K Venugopal Reddy, , Registrar, Dravidian University, Kuppam, Chittor District 5. Sri Kona Sasidhar I A S, I C Principal Secretary to Government of AP Higher Education Department A P Secretariat Velagapudi Amaravati 6. Sri Saurab Gaur I A S, Principal Secretary to Government of AP Higher Education Department A P Secretariat Velagapudi Amaravati 2 7. Sri Peeyush Kumar I A S, Principal Secretary to Government of AP Finance and Planning Department Government of Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Velagapudi Amaravati 8. Prof M Bhupathi Naidu, Registrar of Sri Venkateswara University Sri Venkateswara University Tirupati 9. Dr V Kiran Kumar, Registrar of Dravidian University Dravidian University Kuppam Chittoor District A P RR5 to 9 are impleaded as per Court Order dated 07 03 2025 vide I A No 1 of 2025 in C C No 685 of 2024 ...Respondents 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 be pleased to summon and punish the Respondents / Contemnors under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Court Act for willfully and intentionally violating and deliberately not implementing the orders passed by the Honble High Court in W.P.No.7861 of 2021 dt.02.01.2023 under the Provisions of Contempt of Court Act in the interests of justice and to pass such 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 may be pleased to permit the Petitionerto implead Sri Kona Sasidhar, I.A.S., I/C, Principal Secretary to Government of AP., Higher Education Department, as Respondent No.5. i)Sri Saurah Gaur, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government of AP., Higher Education Department, as Respondent No.6. iii). Sri Peeyush Kumar, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government of AP., Finance Department, as Respondent No.7 iv).Prof M. Bhupathi Naidu, Registrar of Sri Venkateswara University, as Respondent No.8. v)Prof V. Kiran Kumar, Registrar of Dravidian University, as Respondent No.9 in the interests of justice and to pa 3 Counsel for the Petitioner: P V RAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: G RAJU Counsel for the Respondents:K V RAGHU VEER Counsel for the Respondents:KOTESWARA RAO MUTHINENI (STANDING COUNSEL FOR DRAVIDIAN UNIVERSITY) Counsel for the Respondents:RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM Counsel for the Respondents:G V S KISHORE KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents:RAMESH BABU TALLURI SC For S.V.UNIVERSITY,TIRUPATI The Court made the following order: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 685 OF 2024 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 02.01.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.7861 of 2021. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents have complied with the orders dated 02.01.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.7861 of 2021. Hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the contempt case. Recording the said submission, the Contempt Case is closed. No order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 24.09.2026 TTPPSS 5 02 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) CONTEMPT CASE NO: 685 OF 2024 24.09.2026 TTPPSS