APHC010116262023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1739/2023 Between: 1. BANAVATH MANJULA BAI, W/O NAGESWARARAO NAIK, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS RESIDENT UPPALPADU, PEDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. NALLAGORLA SRI LAKSHMI, W/O SREENIVASARAO, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDENT OF UPPALPADU, PEDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. NIMMAGADDA VENKATA RAJESH KUMAR, S/O SUBBARAO, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESIDENT OF UPPALPADU, PEDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. NANDIPATI DURGA RANI, W/O SIVA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDENT OF UPPALPADU, PEDAKAKANI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. G K DWIVEDI, S/O NOT KNOWN, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AGED 60 YEARS, PANCHAYATRAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. M VENUGOPALA REDDY, S/O NOT KNOWN, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. K KESAVA REDDY, S/O NOT KNOWN, THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, COLLECTORATE COMPLEX, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. P RAMANJANEYULU, S/O YELLAIAH, AGED 56 YEARS, PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, UPPALAPADU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, EDAKAKANI MANDAL, 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 pleased to punish the respondents for willfully and deliberately violating the order of this Hon' ble Court dated 18-01-2023 made in I.A. No. 1 of 2023 in W.P. No. 918 of 2023 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. N SRIRAM MURTHY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI 2. G VENKATA REDDY 3. . The Court made the following Order: 1. This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the interim order dated 18.01.2023 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.918 of 2023 with a direction to the respondents not to proceed with further construction of ‘Rythu Bharosa Kendram’ in communal site of Ac.0.20 cents left out in the layout as ‘communal site in Sy.No.194-A of Uppalapadu Village, Pedakakani Mandal, Guntur District pending further orders. 2. On the last occasion, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the contemnors placed various photographs before this Court, stating that no construction activity had been carried out subsequent to the passing of the interim order. 3. Though the matter was adjourned at the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner to obtain latest instructions, even today, the learned counsel is unable to place any further instructions before this Court. 4. Considering the said submissions, and in view of the fact that the respondents have already complied with the orders of this Court, the Contempt Case is closed, with liberty to the petitioner to revive the same in the event of any subsequent violation of the orders of this Court. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date :12.03.2026 JLSR 246 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH C.C. No.1739 of 2023 12.03.2026 JJLLSSRR