1 APHC010046462026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 518/2026 Between: 1. PINNU VENKATESWARA PRASAD, S/O LATE PINNU KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURAL, R/O D.NO.11-1-370, ARAVIDA NAGAR, ANANTHAPURAMUTOWN AND DISTRICT. 2. PINNU SREENIVAS GUPTHA,, S/O S/O LATE PINNU KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURAL, R/O D.NO.28-3-147, THARAKANTH COLONY, ANANTHAPURAMU TOWN AND DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. KESAV NAIDU, S/o Not Known to the Petitioners, Occ Revenue Divisional Officer, Anathapuramu Town, Ananthapuramu District. ...CONTEMNOR 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 issue notice to the respondent and punish the respondent under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Court Act, for deliberately and willfully disobeying the orders of this Honble Court passed in W.P. No 34035 of 2025, dated 09.12.2025, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 2 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 please to dispense with the certify copy of WP No. 34035 of 2025, dated 09.12.2025 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 please to suspension the impugned notice Rc.No.2059/2025/D2(B), dated 23.01.2026 issued by the respondent. pending disposal of main Contempt case and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P V VENKATA RAVI SANKAR and Dr. P.B Reddy Counsel for the Contemnor: 1. J DILEEP KUMAR The Court made the following: ORDER: 1. This contempt case is filed for non compliance of order dated 09.12.2025, passed by this Court in W.P.No.34035 of 2025. 2. While disposing the writ petition, this Court has observed that the 3rd respondent-R.D.O has no jurisdiction to entertain any appeal filed by the 5th respondent without having any order by the competent authority and accordingly the impugned notice has been set aside and the matter was remanded to the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, Ananthapur Rural Mandal, but surprisingly contrary to the above said terms, the 3rd respondent-RDO has issued the notice once again on 23.01.2026. Aggrieved by the said notice, the present contempt case is filed. 3 3. After notice, the contemnor has filed counter and also brought to the notice of this Court that the said notice has been issued before receipt of the copy of the order dated 09.12.2025, passed in the W.P.No.34035 of 2025 and after receipt of the copy of the order dated 09.12.2025 the contemnor has withdrawn the said notice and issued proceedings withdrawing the order passed. 4. Considering the said submission as there is no willful disobedience or violation of the order dated 09.12.2025, passed by this Court in W.P.No.34035 of 2025, the contempt case is closed. No order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. _____________ D. RAMESH,J Date:10.03.2026 Gk. 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. RAMESH 88 CONTEMPT CASE No.518 OF 2026 Date:10.03.2026 Gk