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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 653/2025 Between:
1. MOLLA KANAKARATNAM, D/O. BALARAJU, AGE 43 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYEE,
R/O. DAKODU VILLAGE AND POST, ADDATEEGALA MANDAL, ASR DISTRICT, (PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT).
...PETITIONER AND
1. KATTA SIMHACHALAM IAS, Project Officer, ITDA Rampachodavaram, A.S.R. 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 summon the respondents and punish them under Sections-10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, for willfully and deliberately violating the orders of this Hon'ble Court dated 04.10.2023 passed in W.P. No. 25724 of 2023, and pass IA NO: 1 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 May be pleased to discharge this Respondent from the array of the respondents in the CC.No.653 of 2025 and close the contempt case against this Respondent and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. T S N SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Contemnor:
1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA The Court made the following:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO:653 OF 2025
ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 04.10.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.25724 of 2023.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is observed from the docket
order that this Court vide order dated 09.12.2025 issued notice in Form-I to the sole respondent on the ground that he neither appeared in person nor represented through counsel even after receipt of notice. Pursuant to the said
order, the respondent appeared in person before this Court today and pleaded that his non appearance on 09.12.2025 is neither willful nor wanton and rendered his unconditional apology. He further pleaded that the orders dated 04.10.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.25274 of 2023 are complied with. Considering the said pleading, the presence of the sole respondent is hereby dispensed with until further orders.
4.
Learned counsel for the respondents also reiterated the submission made by the sole respondent that the orders of this Court are complied with and hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the present contempt case.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioner did not refute the submission made by the learned counsel for the respondents.
6. Recording the said submission, the Contempt Case is closed, granting liberty to the petitioner for initiating separate proceedings for further claim, if any. No order as to costs.
Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 05.01.2026 BSP
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Contempt Case No.653 of 2025
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