APHC010493432023 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: 5326 OF 2023 Between: 1. L SANYASI RAO, S/o Late L. Appala Naidu, Aged 60 years, Working as Accounts Officer, DRDA, Vizianagaram, R/o D.No. 2-7-118, Sector 10, M.V.P. Colony, Near Appughar, Visakhapatnam- 530017, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND 1. B Rajashekar I A S, Principal Secretary to Government, State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Panchayat raj and Rural Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. Cause title amended as per court order dated.27.12.23 vide IA NO 2/23 in CC No-5326 of 2023 2. Sri A Md Imtiaz IAS, Chief Executive Officer, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty, 2nd Floor, NTR Administrative Block, Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada, NTR District. 3. Smt S Naga Lakshmi IAS, District Collector and Executive Chairman, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram 4. Sri A Kalyana Chakravarty, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Marri Chennareddy Bhavan, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District. (Contemnor/Respondent No. 3 is not necessary Party to this contempt proceedings) 2 5. Sri Sashibhushan Kumar IAS, Principal Secretary to Government State of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi Amaravati Guntur District 6. 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 the Court order dt.30.01.2025. in CC no.5326 of 2023. 7. Dr B R Ambedkar IAS, Collector and District Magistrate District Rural Development Agency DRDA, Vizianagaram District Vizianagaram RR 5 to 7 are impleaded as per Court dated 26 11 2024 vide IA No 2 of 2024 in CC No 5326 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 section 10 and 12 of the contempt of courts Act 1971 for the intentional, deliberate, violation and disobedience of the orders of the Hon'ble Court in so for as not paying the salaries from the date of continue of the petitioner by virtue of the orders of This Hon'ble Court in W.P.No. 7815 of 2023 dated 29-3-2023 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. 5326 of 2023 to change the 1st respondent name as B Rajasekhar, IA S instead of GK Dwivedi, IAS and to pass IA NO: 2 OF 2023 3 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.5326 of 2023 to change the 1st respondent name as B. Rajasekhar, IAS instead of G.K. 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 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, I.A.S, Collector and District Magistrate instead of 1st Respondent Sri B. Rajashekar IAS, Principal Secretary, 2nd Respondent Sri A. MD. Imtiaz, Chief Executive Officer and 3rd Respondent Smt. S. Naga Lakshmi, IAS, District Collector and Executive Chairman, 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 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, I.A.S, Collector and District Magistrate instead of Dt Respondent Sri B. Rajashekar IAS, Principal Secretary, 2nd Respondent Sri A. MD. Imtiaz, Chief Executive Officer and 3rd Respondent Smt. S. Naga Lakshmi, IAS, District Collector and Executive Chairman, pending disposal of the Contempt Case, IA NO: 1 OF 2025 4 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 contemners 6 i.e. Vakati Karuna, IAS in the place of Sri G. Veerapandian, IAS in the interest of justice 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 May be pleased to grant leave / permit the petitioner to file this Additional Affidavit and Additional Documents in CC.No.5326 of 2023 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: P VIJAYA KUMARI Counsel for the Respondents: HARISH KUMAR RASINENI SC FOR SERP Counsel for the Respondents:N SIVA REDDY 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: 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 5326 OF 2023 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 29.03.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.7815 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 29.03.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.7815 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 6 07 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) CONTEMPT CASE NO: 5326 OF 2023 08.10.2026 TTPPSS