APHC010518332023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE 8th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 5581 OF 2023 Between: 1. MEESALA SODARI MANI, W/o. P. Sankar Rao, Aged 60 Years, Occ. Extension Officer, DWCRA / FPO or Farmers Productions Organization, 0/o. The Project Director, DRDA, R/o. Flat No.101, Sri Sai Sankar Residency, Palakonda Post, Parvathipuram Manyam District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND 1. SRI B RAJASHEKAR IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, State of Andhra Pradesh, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amravati, Guntur District. CAUSE TITLE AMENDED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 14.12.23 VIDE IA NO-1 OF 2023 ON CC NO-5581 OF 2023 2. Sri A Md Imliaz, Chief Executive Officer, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty, NTR Administrative Block, Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada- 520001, Krishna District. 3. Dr D V Vidya Sagar, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District, under SERP, Srikakulam 4. Sri Sashibhushan Kumar IAS, Principal Secretary to Government State of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi Amaravati Guntur District 2 5. Vakati Karuna I A S, Chief Executive Officer Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty NTR Administrative Block Pandit Nehru Bus Station Vijayawada 520001 Krishna District Causetittle amended as per Court order dt.30.01.2025, vide IA No.1 of 2025 in CC No.5581 of 2023. 6. Sri P Kiran Kumar, Project Director District Rural Development Agency Srikakulam Srikakulam District RR 4 to 6 are impleaded as per Court dated 26 11 2024 vide IA No 2 of 2024 in CC No 5581 of 2023 ...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 pleased to punish the contemnors / respondents under Sections 10 85 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for their intentional, wilful and deliberate violation and disobedience of the orders of this Hon'ble Court dated 10.04.2023 in WP No.8621/2023 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 Pleased to allow the amendment petition in CC No. 5581 of 2023 to change the 1st respondent name as B. Rajasekhar, IAS instead of GK Dwivedi, IAS and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 pleased to permit the petitioner to amend the cause title of respondents 1 to 3 names as 1st Respondent Sri Shashibhushan Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, 2nd respondent as Sri G.Veerapandian, Chief Executive Officer and 3rd Respondent as Sri P. Kiran Kumar, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency instead of 1st Respondent Sri B. Rajashekar IAS, Principal Secretary, 2nd Respondent Sri A. MD. Imtiaz, Chief Executive 3 Officer and 3rd Respondent Dr. D.V. Vidya Sagar, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, pending disposal of the Contempt Case, and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2024 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 pleased to permit the petitioner to amend the cause title of respondents 1 to 3 names as 1st Respondent Sri Shashibhushan Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, 2nd respondent as Sri G.Veerapandian, Chief Executive Officer and 3rd Respondent as Sri P. Kiran Kumar, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency instead of 1st Respondent Sri B. Rajashekar IAS, Principal Secretary, 2nd Respondent Sri A. MD. Imtiaz, Chief Executive Officer and 3'^^ Respondent Dr. D.V. Vidya Sagar, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, pending disposal of the Contempt Case 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 Pleased to direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to amend the names of the contemnors 5 i.e. Vakati Karuna, IAS in the place of Sri G. Veerapandian, IAS in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: P VIJAYA KUMARI Counsel for the Respondents: HARISH KUMAR RASINENI SC FOR SERP Counsel for the Respondents:VADAPALLI RAMESH Counsel for the Respondents:HARI BABU MAGULURI SC For SERP Counsel for the Respondents:KIRTHI TEJA KONDAVEETI The Court made the following order: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 5581 OF 2023 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 10.04.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.8621 of 2023. 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 pending the contempt case, the respondents have complied with the orders dated 10.04.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.8621 of 2023. 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 08.10.2026 TTPPSS 5 08 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) CONTEMPT CASE NO: 5581 OF 2023 08.10.2026 TTPPSS