APHC010057972025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE NO: 330/2025 Between: 1. GODABA PRAVATHI, W/O KRISHN DORA, AGED 44 YEARS, WORKING AS SCHOOL SWEEPER-CUM-SANITAION WORKER- CUM-AAYA IN MANDAL PARISHAD PRIMARY SCHOOL, ARASADA, R/O BALAJIPETA, CHAKALI VEEDHI, BALIJIPETA MANDAL, ERST WHILE VIZIANGARAM DISTRICT PRESENTLY PARAVATHIPURA MANYAM DISTRICT. 2. SMT. KOTTISA KALAVATHI,, W/O SURYANARAYANA DORA, AGED 54 YEARS, WORKING AS COOK- CUM-HELPER IN MANDAL PARISHAD PRIMARY SCHOOL, ARASADA, R/O MARKET STREET, BALIJIPETA MANDAL, ERST WHILE VIZIANGARAM DISTRICT PRESENTLY PARAVATHIPURA MANYAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. N THIRUPATHI NAIDU, THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ERSTWHILE VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, PRESENTLY PARAVATHIPURA MANYAM DISTRICT(R-3-IN-WP) 2. SRI KALMATA SRINIVISA RAO, THE MANDAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, BALAIJIPETA MANDAL, ERSTWHILE VIZIANAGARAM PRESENTLY PARAVATHIPURA MANYAM DISTRICT(R-4 IN WP) 3. SRI GULLIPALLI NARASAN NAIDU, THE HEAD MASTER, 2 MANDAL PARISHAD PRIMARY SCHOOL, ARASADA, BALIJIPETA MANDAL, ERSTWHILE VIZIANAGARAM PRESENTLY PARAVATHIPURA MANYAM DISTRICT(R-5-IN WP) 4. SRI ALAJANGI SHANKARA RAO, THE PARENTS COMMITTEE, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MANDAL PARISHAD PRIMARY SCHOOL, ARASADA, BALIJIPETA MANDAL, PARAVATHIPURA MANYAM DISTRICT(R-6 IN WP) ...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/Contemnors and punish him Sec. 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, for willfully deliberately and intentionally violating the Final orders in W.P. No.27813/2024 dated 08-01-2025 of this Hon'ble Court and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 direct the respondent to implement the Interim orders in W.P. No.27813/2024 dated 08-01-2025 by directing the all the respondents to take decision in accordance with Final Orders pending the above Contempt Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. G SIMHADRI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. G SIMHADRI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE No.330 of 2025 ORDER: The petitioners filed W.P.No.27813 of 2024 to declare the action of the respondents, particularly the respondent Nos.4 to 6 in directing the petitioners orally not to attend duty from 01.12.2024 onwards as School Sweeper-cum-Sanitation Worker-cum-Aaya and Cook-cum-Helper respectively in Mandal Parishad Primary School, Arasada, Balijipeta Mandal, erstwhile Vizianagaram District, presently Parvathipuram Manyam District in pursuance of 6th respondent resolution dated 29.10.2024 as illegal and arbitrary. 2. This Court disposed of the said Writ Petition on 08.01.2025 directing the respondents to continue the petitioners as Mid-Day Meals Cooking Helper to the aforesaid school. If at all, the respondents are not intending to continue the petitioners as Mid-Day Meals Cooking Helper to the aforesaid school, they should take recourse of law by issuing show cause notice and by passing appropriate orders, after calling explanation and hearing of the petitioners. 3. As seen from the affidavit filed in support of the Contempt Case, the respondents have terminated the services of the petitioners in violation of the orders issued by this Court vide order dated 08.01.2025. Hence, the present 4 Contempt Case is filed seeking to punish the respondents under Section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act. 4. Now the respondents have come up with a proposal that they will pay an amount of Rs.5,000/- per month, total amount of Rs.25,000/- for a period of five months and prayed to exempt from the purge of Contempt and the said proposal has not significantly denied by the learned counsel for the petitioners. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is imposing the punishment by way of compensation of Rs.25,000/- each payable by the respondents to the petitioners herein within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. It is made clear that if the amount is not paid by the respondents in time, the petitioners are at liberty to proceed according to law. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 24.02.2026 sj 5 197 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Contempt Case No.330 of 2025 24.02.2026 ssjj