1 APHC010022872018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3568] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 72/2018 Between: 1. P.GOPAL, DRIVER (E.552155), ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KALAHASTHI BUS DEPOT, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. MALA KONDAIAH, THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, VICE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, AT RTC HOUSE, PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU BUS STATION, VIJAYAWADA, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRI NAGA SHIVUDU, THE REGIONAL MANAGER, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHITTOOR REGION, AT TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. SRI BALAJI, THE DEPOT MANAGER, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KALAHASTHI BUS DEPOT, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 summon the respondents under Contempt of Court Act and punish them severely for will full violation the Order passed on dt. 04- 2 07-2017 in WA No. 663 of 2017, by his Lordships Honble Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganath and Hon'ble Justice T. Rajani consequently direct the respondent to implement the above said order forthwith and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S M SUBHAN Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. N SRIHARI ( SC FOR APSRTC ) 2. . The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 72 of 2018 ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand) This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents complaining wilfull disobedience of the order, dated 04.07.2017 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.663 of 2017. 2. In fact, on 09.03.2022, a Coordinate Division Bench of this Court has considered the submission of the learned counsel for the respondents that the Office of the Regional Manager, Chittoor Region, Tirupathi has issued proceedings, dated 03.02.2018 as per the orders of this Court. A copy of the said proceedings is placed on record. At that stage, learned counsel for the petitioner sought time to get instructions. 3. During the course of hearing of this case, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that against the proceedings, dated 03.02.2018, the petitioner filed another Writ Petition and it is pending. As the proceedings, dated 03.02.2018 has been issued in compliance of the order of this Court and the petitioner challenged the same by filing separate Writ Petition, in our considered view, nothing survives in this Contempt Case for further adjudication. 4 4. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. 5. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Dated: 27.01.2026 TM 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 72/2018 Dated: 27.01.2026 TM