APHC010105262019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 178/2019 Between: 1. PUNNAPALLI VENKATA SURYANARAYANA SARMA, S/O. LATE VENKATAPPAIAH, AGED 52 YEARS, SANSKRIT ADHYAPAKA IN VEDA PATHASALA R/O. VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SMT M PADMA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 2. SMT V KOTESWARAMMA IAS, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS EXECUTIVE OFFICER SRI DURGA MALLESWARA SWAMY VARLA DEVASTHANAM INDRAKEELADRI, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR 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 to summon and punish the Contemnors herein under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful violation of the orders of this Hon'ble Court made in IA. No. 1 of 2018 in W.P.No. 38520 OF 2 2018 dated 26.11.2018 passed by Hon'ble Sri Justice M.S.Rama Chandra Rao and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C SRINIVASA BABA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. K MADHAVA REDDY (SC FOR ENDOWMENTS AR) 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 178/2019 ORDER: The present contempt case is filed challenging the non-implementation of the interim order dated 26.11.2018 in W.P.No.35820 of 2018 under which the respondents are directed to implement the minimum time scale in favour of the petitioner. 2. Pending the contempt case, the Writ Petition itself is disposed of on 04.10.2018 by observing as under: “On the other hand, the learned Government Pleader submits that if any such representation is pending consideration before the respondent-authorities, the same will be verified and appropriate orders will be passed, strictly in accordance with law. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, directing the respondent- authorities to verify the representation dated 19.08.2018, said to have been submitted by the petitioner herein, and take appropriate action, or, pass appropriate orders on the said representation, strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible.” 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the interim direction as directed by this Court dated 26.11.2018 is implemented in favour of the petitioner. 4 4. In view of the clear and categorical submission made by the learned counsel for the respondent that the order of this Court has been complied with, no further orders are necessary. 5. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. No order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 31.03.2026 TTPPSS 5 201 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 178/2019 31.03.2026 TTPPSS