APHC010106942026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1013/2026 Between: 1. SYKAM KAMALAKAR RAO, S/O. S. KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, TYPEWRITING INSTRUCTOR (RETIRED), O/O. THE WELFARE COMMISSIONER, A.P. LABOUR WELFARE BOARD, VIJAYAWADA, R/O. FLAT NO. 501, SMR VINAY CLASSIC, NEAR GOOGLE OFFICE, HYDERABAD. ...PETITIONER AND 1. M V SESHAGIRI BABU IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND FACTORIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. AP. 2. A GANESH IAS, , COMMISSIONER OF A.P. LABOUR WELFARE BOARD, D.NO. 33- 7-6 AND 33-7-14, PAPAIAH STREET, SEETHARAMPURAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520 002 ...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 respondents under Contempt of Courts act for disobedience of the orders passed in WP No. 25588 of 2025 dated 23.09.2025 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V SAI KUMAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. RAMALINGESWARA RAO KOCHARLA KOTA The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Contempt Case No.1013 of 2026 ORDER: 1. The present Contempt Case is filed for non-compliance of the Order, dated 23.09.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.25588 of 2025. 2. This Court after considering the submissions on both sides has disposed of the aforesaid Writ Petition with the following directions as extracted under:- “The Respondents are directed to consider the representations of the Petitioner dated 11.09.2024 and 10.02.2025 in the light of the orders passed in W.P.No.2897 of 2009 dated 28.07.2015 as confirmed in W.A.No.914 of 2015 dated 03.07.2023 and release the admissible arrears of salary, pay revision benefits and retirement benefits within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.” 3. Learned counsel for the Respondents submitted that pursuant to the orders passed by this Court, the case of the Petitioner was considered in terms of the orders passed by this Court, and an amount of Rs.81,00,000/- approximately was paid under various heads of retirement benefits. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner contended that the Petitioner is entitled to a greater amount than that was granted by the Respondents and further contends that the orders passed by this Court were not complied with in a strict sense. 3 5. Considering the submissions of learned counsel appearing on both sides, and as substantial amounts were paid to the Petitioner, this Contempt Case is closed, leaving it open to the Petitioner to pursue an independent Writ Petition regarding the differential quantum of amount, which is said to be entitled to the Petitioner. 6. No order as to costs. 7. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 20.04.2026 chs 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 100 Contempt Case No.1013 of 2026 Date: 20.04.2026 chs