APHC010059562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE NO: 797/2025 Between: 1. M SANTAKUMARI, W/O BABU RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 3-124, 7TH WARD, NAVAB PETA, M.P.T.C, PENUGANCHIPROLU MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, PENUGANCHIPROLU MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI SHASHIBHUSHAN KUMAR, , PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING. VELAGAPUDI. GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI LAKSHMI SHA, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NTR DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA. 3. SMT LAVANYA, THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, NTR DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA. 4. SRI M S K ARJUN, THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PENUGANCHIPROLU P.S. NTR DISTRICT. 5. SRI MOHAN RAO, THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, NTR DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA. 6. SRI RAMANARASIMHA RAO, , JUNIOR ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, JAGGAYYAPETA SECTION, NTR DISTRICT ...CONTEMNOR(S): 2 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 Sections 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for deliberately wilfully disobeying the order of this Hon'ble Court dated...28.1.2025 in W.P.No.2164/2025 in the interest of justice 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 to grant leave for implement and prosecution of the proposed respondents as respondents 5 and 6 under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for deliberate and wilful flouting of the court orders and pass IA NO: 2 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 to grant leave for impleadment and prosecution of the proposed respondents as respondents 5 and 6 under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for deliberate and % willful flouting of the court orders and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KASA JAGANMOHAN REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. A JAYANTHI The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE No.797 of 2025 ORDER: This Court, vide order dated 28.01.2025 in W.P.No.2164 of 2025, directed the respondents to take immediate steps to prevent letting out of water from the water tank i.e., Ramannapantacheruvu, Navabpeta Village. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner appeared through online and submitted that despite the directions issued by this Court to the respondents not to let out water, the respondents have not taken any steps to stop the leakage from Ramannapantacheruvu. It is further submitted that several writ petitions have been filed by the farmers, including W.P.No.14624 of 2024, in which similar directions were issued by this Court, and pursuant to such directions, the respondents had taken steps to prevent letting out of water from Ramannapantacheruvu. 3. Learned counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 6 have filed counter-affidavit and stated that due to shortage of staff, it was difficult to monitor the tank. The Assistant Executive Engineer, Irrigation, was requested to appoint a luskar to oversee the tank and regulate release water into Ramannapantacheruvu from the NSP Canal. It is further stated that due to seriousness of the Court case, after inspecting the tank, a complaint was lodged before the SHO, Penuganchiprolu, on 28.01.2025, seeking immediate action against the persons responsible for the breach. Therefore, there is no such intention to defy the orders of this Court and prayed to purge from the contempt case. 4 4. Therefore, the Contempt Case is closed. However, as there is presently no leakage, as submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the respondents are directed to ensure that no water is let out from the said Ramannapantacheruvu. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 27.01.2026 KBN 5 181 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Contempt Case No.797 of 2025 27.01.2026 KKBBNN