APHC010106882023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3512] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2795/2023 Between: 1. VECHALAPU GANGADHAR RAO, S/O. SRI SIMHACHALAM NAIDU, AGED 51 YEARS, OCC.CLERICAL ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST/ COMPUTER OPERATOR, O/O.ARAKU (T), FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM. 2. KONA SRINVIASA RAO,, S/O. SRI RAMU, AGED 48 YEARS, OCC. CLERICAL ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST., 0/O. FRO-I, PADERU, PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM 3. MAKALA CHANDRASHEKARA RAO,, S/O. SRI RAMANA, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC. CLERICAL ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST., 0/0. FRO-VI, PADERU, PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM 4. PODUGU VENKATA SWATHI KUMAR,, S/O. LATE SRIBABURAO, AGED 46 YEARS, OCC.CLERICAL ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST/COMPUTER OPERATOR, O/O. PADERU (T), FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. SIMMANAPUDI PRASAD,, S/O.SRI NARAYANA RAO, AGED 42 YEARS, OCC.CLERICAL ASST./ COMPUTER OPERATOR, O/O. DFO OFFICE, PADERU, FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM. 2 RRR,J & RC,J C.C.No.2795 of 2023 6. PANGI SIVA PRASAD,, S/O. SRI BALANNA,AGED 42 YEARS, OCC.FIELD ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST, O/O. FRO-111, PADERU, FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST. 7. BANTU SRINIVASARAO,, S/O. SRI RAVALAYYA, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC.FIELD ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST, O/O. PADERU (T), FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 8. PANGI MALLIKARJUNA RAO,, S/O. SRI VEMAYYA, AGED 43 YEARS, OCC.FIELD ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST, O/O. PEDABAYALU (T), FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST. 9. KANTA SATHIBABU, , S/O. SRI MATYALINGAM, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC.FIELD ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST, O/O. FRO-IV, PADERU, FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST. 10. MUMMIDESETTI RAMESH,, S/O. SRI VENKATA RAO, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC.FIELD ASST./ TECHNICAL ASST, O/O. FRO-II, ARAKUVALLEY, FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PADERU DIVISION OF VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. NEERABH KUMAR PRASAD IAS, SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ENVIRONMENT, FOREST SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR, DISTRICT. 2. SRI Y MADHUSUDHAN REDDY IFS, PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (HOFF), (HEAD OF FOREST FORCE), A.P., HYDERABAD. 3. SRI S SRIKANTANATHA REDDY IFS, CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 4. SRI K VINOD KUMAR, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, PADERU, 3 RRR,J & RC,J C.C.No.2795 of 2023 VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 5. SRI S S RAWAT I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING (PC.III) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, GUNTUR 6. G ANANTHA RAMU IAS, THE STATE OF AP SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT FOREST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY VELAGAPUDI GUNTURU DISTRICT 7. CHIRANJEEVI CHOWDHARY IFS, THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST HOFF MANGALAGIRI GUNTURU DISTRICT 8. B M DIWANMYDEEN IFS, THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE VISAKHAPATNAM 9. P V SANDEEP REDDY IFS, THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFICERR PADERU DIVISION ALLURISEETHARAMARAJU DISTRICT 10. PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE AND PLANNING PC III DEPARTMNT SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT RR6 TO 10 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 10 04 2025 VIDE I A NO 1 OF 2025 IN CC NO 2795 OF 2023 ...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 pleased to summon the respondents and punish them for their deliberate and willful disobedience of the orders dt. 03.03.2022 of the Hon'ble High Court passed in WP No. 2292 of 2019 by His Lordship's Hon'ble Sri Justice A.V.Sesha Sai and the Hon'ble Sri Justice Ravi Cheemalapati 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 implead the Proposed Respondents 6 to 10 as Respondents 6 to 10 in the main Contempt Case and pass. 4 RRR,J & RC,J C.C.No.2795 of 2023 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. A V S LAXMI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. NAGARAJU NAGURU 2. G RAJU 3. 5 RRR,J & RC,J C.C.No.2795 of 2023 The Court made the following Order: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) Both sides agreed that the orders of this Court have been complied with. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, would submit that, the compliance of the orders of the Court has been made, subject to the result of the Review Petition, which has been filed by the respondents. He would also submit that, such a condition should not be imposed, in the compliance proceedings. 3. In the view of this Court, such a condition does not impose any restriction, on the orders of the Court in as much as the review, exercised by this Court, cannot be controlled by the implementation of the orders of this Court. 4. Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J ______________________ RAVI CHEEMALAPATI, J Date:27.02.2026 KPV 6 RRR,J & RC,J C.C.No.2795 of 2023 246 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE No.2795 of 2023 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) 27.02.2026 KPV