APHC010183622024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3209] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2194/2024 Between: 1. DATTI SATYA SANKARA SRIRAMAMURTHY, S/O. LATE APPALA NAIDU, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC- PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O. D. NO. 51- 16-19/1, KRANTHI NAGAR, NAKKAVANIPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 2. KURUBA SANKARAIAH, S/O. SANKARAIAH, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC- CULTIVATION, R/O.D.NO.X/255, B.C.STREET, GANJIKUNTA VILLAGE, VAJRAKARU MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. SRI P CHAYARATAN, S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS CHIEF SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI K HARSHAVARDHAN, S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DIRECTOR, B.C. WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT, FORMERLY KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. SRI Y NAZEER AHAMMAD, S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS SECRETARY, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, NEELADRI TOWERS, 6TH BATTALION ROAD,MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. SRI A MALLIKHARJUN, S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT AT VISAKHAPATNAM. NJS,J C.C No.2194 of 2024 2 5. SMT M GOWTHAMI, S/O. NOT KNOWN WORKING AS DISTRICT COLLECTOR ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT AT ANANTHAPURAM R5 IS DISCHARGED FROM THIS CONTEMPT CASE AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 28 11 2024 VIDE I A NO 1 OF 2024 IN CC NO 2194 OF 2024 6. PEEYUSH KUMAR, SIO NOT KNOWN WORKING AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI R6 IS IMPLEADED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 23 01 2025 VIDE I A NO 2 OF 2024 IN CC NO 2194 OF 2024 ...CONTEMNOR(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA 2. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI 3. NARASIMHA REDDY. G . L 4. NJS,J C.C No.2194 of 2024 3 The Court made the following Order: Heard Smt. Nimmagadda Revathi, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Soma Raju Yellisetti, learned Counsel, appeared for the respondent No.2, Mr. G L Narasimha Reddy, learned counsel, appeared through online on behalf of the respondent No.4 and Ms. Swapna, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the learned counsel for the respondent No.6. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners sought to impress upon the Court by referring to the material papers filed along with the counter-affidavit of the respondent No.2 more particularly, the memo dated 27.11.2024, the relevant portion of which is extracted hereunder: Sl. No. Name of the students Sanctioned amount Treasury Bill No. Court Case Date of next hearing 1. Datti Susmitha 10 lakhs 2024- 1115407 CC No.2194 /2024 in WPNo.30856/2023 28-11-2024 2. Sri Kuruba Vaneendra 10 lakhs 2024- 1128055 Included in the above case as 2nd petitioner 28-11-2024 3. Sri Uata Venkata Bala Krishna 15 lakhs 2024- 510508 CC No.2838/2024 in WP No.2564/2024 28-11-2024 4. Sri Malle Boina Vamsi Krishna 10 lakhs 2024- 510508 CC No.3750/2024 in WP No.3604/2024 28-11-2024 3. She submits that as the respondent-Corporation paid an amount of Rs.15,00,000/- towards scholarship to one of the candidates, though he does not belong to minorities, the petitioners are under the impression that they are also entitled to the scholarship amount of Rs.15,00,000/-. NJS,J C.C No.2194 of 2024 4 4. The submissions made by the learned counsel cannot be appreciated, in view of the admitted position that the petitioners does not belong to minority community. The reliance placed upon the communication dated 27.11.2024 is misconceived and merits no appreciation. In fact, the contempt case is liable to be dismissed with costs for making frivolous claim. Be that as it may. 5. As the amount of Rs.10,00,000/- each towards scholarship of the petitioners was already released, this Court is inclined to close the Contempt Case is closed. Accordingly, the same is closed. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA Date:22.01.2026 Ksj