APHC010030332026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE NO: 682/2026 Between: 1. GUDAPATI SUBBALAXMI, W/O GUDAPATI PULLA RAO AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, OCC DAILY LABOUR, R/O H,NO 1-78, GANNERU KOYAPADU GOWRIDEVIPETA, YETAPAKA MANDAL, THOTAPALLI, NELLIPAKA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, AP-507134 2. GUDAPATI PULLA RAO, S/O BIKSHAM, AGED ABOUT 77YEARS, OCC DAILY LABOUR, R/O H.NO 1-78, GANNERU KOYAPADU GOWRIDEVIPETA, YETAPAKA MANDAL, THOTAPALLI, NELLIPAKA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, AP-507134. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. SRI MUKESH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENTOF ANDHRA PRADESH, NELAPADU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P-522301 2. SRI KEERTHI CHEKURI IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,O/O NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CONSTRUCTIONS, DOWLESWARAM, RAJAHMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533125 3. SRI SHUBHANGI NOKHWAL, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, YETPAKA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, AP-533352 4. SRI K SUBBARAO, TAHSILDAR YETPAKA MANDAL,EAST GODAVARI DISTRRICT, A.P- 533352 2 5. SRI M S J CHINTAMANI, DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, YETAPAKA MANDAL, EAST GODAVRI DISTRICT, AP-533352 ...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 summon the Respondents herein and punish them under provisions of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for their willful disobedience of the orders dated 19-08-2025 passed in W.P.No.16719 of 2025, by the Hon’ble Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao 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 dispense with my personal appearance on 18.03.2026 and also dispense with my further appearances in CC. No.682 of 2026 and pass IA NO: 2 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 discharge the 1st respondent from the array of Respondents in the Contempt Case No.682 of 2026 and pass IA NO: 3 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 pleased to discharge the name as the Respondent No.2 from the array of respondents in the Contempt Case No.682 of 2026 and close the contempt case against this respondent and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. G V GANGADHAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. K M KRISHNA REDDY The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE No.682 of 2026 ORDER: This Court disposed of the writ petition vide order dated 19.08.2025 directing the petitioners to file Form-VIA application within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. On filing such application, concerned respondent is directed to dispose of the same within a period of six weeks thereafter. The contempt case is filed on the ground that the petitioners made Form-VIA application and the same was not disposed of, as directed by this Court. 2. Learned Government Pleader filed counter-affidavit and stated that the petitioners herein made Form-VIA application on 23.02.2026 and the petitioners have also filed the present contempt case premature. The respondents have disposed of the petitioners’ Form-VIA application on 06.03.2026 and there is no violation of the orders of this Court. 3. Admittedly, the petitioners herein made an application on 23.02.2026 and the respondents have disposed the same on 06.03.2026. Therefore, there is no violation of the orders of this Court. 4. Hence, the present Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 23.03.2026 KBN 4 104 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Contempt Case No.682 of 2026 23.03.2026 KKBBNN