1 APHC010062282017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1962/2017 Between: 1. THE DIOCESE OF GUNTUR SOCIETY,, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT MOST REVEREND CH.BHAGYAIAH, S/O. MATHENAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O. BISHOP'S HOUSE, CHANDRAMOULI NAGAR, GUNTUR - 522 007. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI ADITYANATH DAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT AT VELGAPUDI, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SMT K SANDHYA RANI, COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, ANJANEYA TOWERS, 2ND BLOCK, DOOR NO.7-104, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. SRI K V SRINIVASULU REDDY, REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, GUNTUR. 4. SRI N RAGHU KUMAR, DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, GUNTUR. ...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 1 to 4 for willful and deliberate disobedience of the orders passed by this Hon'ble Court in WPMP No.24505 of 2017 in WP No.20023 of 2017, dated on 10.07.2017 and punish him under sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K RAMAMOHAN Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. GP FOR EDUCATION (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1962/2017 ORDER:- The contempt case has been filed for non-compliance with the Order dated 10.07.2017 passed in W.P.M.P.No.24505 of 2017 in W.P. No. 20023 of 2017. 2. When the matter was taken up, Smt. Y.Mahalakshmi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Sri K.Ramamohan, learned counsel for the petitioner, fairly submits that the main writ petition was closed on 02.05.2025. In view of the disposal of the main writ petition, the petitioner is not inclined to pursue the present contempt proceedings against the respondents. Sri V. Adinarayana, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents, is also present. 3. Accordingly, recording the above submission, the contempt case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 13.02.2026 S D P 4 89 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1962/2025 13.02.2026 W S D P