APHC010087772026 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: 727/2026 Between: 1. RAVI SUBBA RAO, S/O SAMBAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, MANTRIPALEM VILLAGE, NAGARAM MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. G SAI PRASAD IAS, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,SECRETERIAT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI P VENKATARATNAM, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GUNTUR DISTRICT 4. SRI P PREM KUMAR, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DRAINAGE DIVISION, REPALLE, GUNTUR DISTRICT ...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 may be pleased to punish the Respondents herein for their wilful and deliberate violation of the order dated 30.10.2025 passed in W.P. No. 28888 of 2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 2 1. T LAKSHMI PADMAJA 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.28888 of 2025, dated 30.10.2025. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder: “….. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amounts to the petitioner in accordance with the quality control certificate i.e., dated 13.06.2025 is a sum of Rs.3,09,659/- issued by the respondents, within a period of two (02) 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 2nd 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 2026-7856871 3,42,204/- Cleared on 25.09.2026 3. Therefore, learned counsel for the respondents/contemnors requested this Court to close the contempt case. 4 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: 25.09.2026 KGR 5 156 HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Contempt Case No.727 of 2026 Date : 25.09.2026 KGR