APHC010148412026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE 9th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1386/2026 Between: 1. SREE MANDLAI ENTERPRISES, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SANAKA KOTA VENKATA RENUKA RAVI VARA PRASAD S/O NAGA BASAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O D NO 1-2, NAGAYALANKA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI G SAI PRASAD I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION AND CAD WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. SMT C NAGARANI I A, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR (IRRIGATION WING), WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT BHIMAVARAM. 4. SRI CH DEVAPRAKASH, THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT 5. SRI U RAMESH BABU, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GODAVARI WESTERN DIVISION, NIDADAVOLE, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2 ...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 U/s. 10 to 12 of contempts of Court Acts for willful and deliberate violation of Final order passed in WP No 28726/2025 dated 01.12.2025 by Learned Single Judge Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. ANNAMNEEDI BALAKRISHNA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA 2. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1386/2026 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the order dated 01.12.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.28726 of 2025. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder: “…this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amount to the petitioner in accordance with the quality control certificates, dated 28.05.2024 and 30.05.2024 issued by the respondents, 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, the learned counsel appearing for the contemnors/respondents furnished a copy of the instructions vide Letter No.FIN01-FMUOMISC/350/2022(1778130), dated 09.10.2026 issued by the 2nd respondent/The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, which discloses that, in compliance with the order dated 15.12.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.32525 of 2025, the bill(s) amounts were paid to the petitioner, as follows: Bill No. Net Amount (Rs.) Payment status 2026-71177691 1,13,267/- /XUTR/RBISH00897882719, dt.28.09.2026 2026-71178165 10,07,727/- /XUTR/RBISH00897882720, dt.28.09.2026 2026-71148518 8,56,330/- /XUTR/RBISH00897882721, dt.28.09.2026 Therefore, the learned counsel for the respondents requested this Court to close the present contempt case. 4 3. Recording the said submission and in view of the compliance placed on record by the respondents, 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: 09.10.2026 KA 5 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1386/2026 Date: 09.10.2026 KA