APHC010046052024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 560/2024 Between: 1. M/S Bharath Salt Refineries Ltd, Palletummalapalem Village, Rs No.71 And 53, Machilipatnam, Rep. By Its Whole Time Director, Sri K V S V Prasada rao, S/O Venkatanarayanarao (Late), Age 77 years, R/O Flat No.507, Fortune Residency, Kanuru, Vijayawada-520007. 2. B Palanimuthu, S/o P Balasubramaniyan (late), Age 54 years, occ:Associate General Manager, R/O 23/243-D, Kottiramarao Street, Butchupeta, Machilipatnam, Krishna District-521001. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. Sri Ajay Jain IAS, State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principle Secretary, revenue department, secretariat, velagapudi, amaravathi, guntur district. 2. Sri G Sai Prasad, Chief Commissioner Of Land Administration, APIIC Bhavan, 3rd floor, Mangalagiri, Guntur district. 3. Sri P Raja Babu IAS, District Collector, Krishna District. 4. Smt M Vani, Revenue Divisional Officer, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 5. Smt M Srividhya, Tahsildar, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 6. Sri M Srinivasa Rao, Village Revenue Officer, Palletummalapalem Village, Machilipatnam mandal, Krishna district. 7. Sri M Ramesh, Village Revenue Officer, Polatithippa Village, Machilipatnam Mandal, Krishna district. ...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 Contemnors/respondents for their willful, wanton, intentional and deliberate disobedience of the orders passed in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.29355 of 2023, dt 27.11.2023 and punish them U/s 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. CHUKKA KRANTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. The Court made the following order: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of orders dated 27.11.2023 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.29355 of 2023. 2. On the last five occasions, Sri Ch.Kranthi Kiran, learned counsel for the petitioners sought adjournments. On 02.03.2026, when this Court is about to dismiss the contempt case, learned counsel for the petitioners again sought adjournment and accordingly, it was listed today. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, instead of learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Bhargav Thimmaraju, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioners that too without bundle and sought further adjournment. No reasons are forthcoming as to why the petitioners are seeking adjournments casually, having filed a contempt case. In the said view of circumstances, it can be presumed that, petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the case and the contempt can be dismissed. Accordingly, the contempt case is dismissed. No costs. Miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI BRS