APHC010705622025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE 25th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 700/2026 Between: 1. KURAPATI KOTESWARA REDDY, S/O.ANJI REDDY ,AGE. 62 YEARS, GEM ASCENTIA FLAT NO. 103 A HITEX ROAD IZZATH NAGAR.NEAR HITE X EXHIBITION , KONDAPUR ,K.V. RANGAREDDY DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. G SAI PRASAD, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR. 2. SRI RAMBABU, CHIEF ENGINEER KRISHNA DELTA SYSTEM, VIJAYAWADA.-520003 3. SRI B MURALI KRISHNA, EX ENGINEER DRAINAGE DIVISION,CHIRALA, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.-523155 4. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR. - 522 503 ...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 punish the respondent herein for the willful, deliberate and wanton violation of the orders dt. 5.11.2025 of this Hon'ble Court made in WP. No.25185/2025 and pass 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DEVASRI ROSHAN KANCHARLA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA 2. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI 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.25185 of 2025, dated 05.11.2025. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder: “….. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to clear the admitted bill payable to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three (03) 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.FIN01- FMU0MISC/350/2022(1778130), dated 25.09.2026, issued by the 4th respondent, wherein it is stated that the Finance Department has received the following bill in respect of the present contempt case and the same has been cleared. The details are as follows: Bill No. Net amount (Rs.) Payment Status 2026- 71591733 19,55,774/- Cleared on 25.09.2026 3. Therefore, learned counsel for the respondents/contemnors 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. 4 Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 25.09.2026 KGR 5 152 HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Contempt Case No.700 of 2026 Date : 25.09.2026 KGR