APHC010052082024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 547/2024 Between: 1. DEPURI VENKAYAMMA, W/O. LATE DEPURI SUBBA RAO, AGED 72 YEARS, OCC HOUSEHOLD, R/O. 11-129, ADDAMKAMMA MANYAM, PARCHUR VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI B RAJASEKHAR, S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT. VELAGAPUDI, AMRAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI D RAMBABU, S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, BAPTLA DISTRICT, BAPTLA. 3. SRI SHAIK GHOUSE BASHA, S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PARCHUR VILLAGE AND MANDAL, BAPTLA DISTRICT, ERSTWHILE PRAKASAM 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 pleased to punish the respondents Under Section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for their willful disobedience of Interim Order 2 Dt. 07.12.2022 passed in lA No. 1 of 2022 passed in W.P No. 38457 of 2022 on the file of this Hon'ble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA REVATHI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI 2. G VENKATA REDDY 3 The Court made the following: ORDER 1. This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the Interim order dated 07.12.2022 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2022 in W.P.No.38457 of 2022. 2. It is contended that, despite the suspension of the endorsement in R.C.No.31/2022 dated 07.07.2022, respondent No.3 (contemnor No.3) collected tax from respondent No.4 in the writ petition on 23.01.2024, which is willful disobedience and violation of the orders passed by this Court. 3. However, the learned counsel appearing for contemnor No.3, upon producing the original records, submitted that the tax amount was collected by the Bill Collector without the knowledge of contemnor No.3, and that upon noticing the same, the receipt was taken back and the amount was refunded to respondent No.4, with further directions to all employees, not to collect any tax from either party until disposal of the main writ petition. 4. Considering the said submission, this Court believes that the collection of tax, by the Bill Collector was without the knowledge of 4 contemnor No.3 and is therefore, there is no willful disobedience of the orders of this Court. 5. Recording the said submission, the Contempt Case is closed. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date :12.03.2026 JLSR