APHC010140822019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3225] MONDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 263/2019 Between: 1. K DURGAVATHI, WORKING AS TIME SCALE EMPLOYEES IN GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (GVMC),VISAKHAPATNAM) 2. SMT.M.PARVATHI, W/O M.YELLAJI RAO, AGED 55 YEARS. 3. P.GUNNESWARI, W/O K.V.N.DURGA PRASAD, AGED 56 YEARS. 4. SMT.G.V.RAMA DEVI, W/O G.N.V.S.SATYANARAYANA AGED 53 YEARS. 5. SMT.V.ANURADHA, W/O CHANDRASEKHAR, AGED 50 YEARS. 6. SMT.P.MARYPUSHPA, W/O N.SYAMSUNDAR, AGED 58 YEARS. 7. SMT.M.RADHA RANI, W/O B.RAJESWARA RAO, AGED 51 YEARS. 8. SMT.P.KUSUMA, W/O GOVINDA RAO, AGED 50 YEARS. 9. SMT.S.BHARATHI, W/O S.P.NOWROJI RAO, AGED 53 YEARS. 10. SMT.V.VIJAYAKUMARI, W/O V.SANTHUDU, AGED 53 YEARS. 11. SMT.B.NAGAKUMARI, D/O B.SURYANARAYANA, AGED 50 YEARS. 12. .SMT.D.PRAMEELA KUMAR, W/O D.V.SANKAR RAO, AGED 52 13. SMT.R.APPALANARSAMMA, D/O RAMULU, AGED 52 YEARS. 14. SMT.D.SUJANAMMA, W/O FVLORTEIN (LATE), AGED 57 YEARS. 2 15. SMT.M.VIJAYALAKSHMI, D/O POLAYYA, AGED 57 YEARS. 16. S.SREENIVAS, SIO S.CHINNA RAO (LATE), AGED 51 YEARS. 17. SMT.M.P.KRUPAMANI, D/O M.JOHNPETER, AGED 54 YEARS. 18. SMT.K.MEERAMMA, W/O K.APPA RAO, AGED 59 YEARS. 19. SMT.MS BEGAM, W/O SYED REHAMAN, AGED 50 YEARS. 20. SMT.D.PADMAVATHI, W/O D.SURYA RAO, AGED 53 YEARS. 21. SMT.B.TULASI LAKSHMI, W/O B.SURYA RAO (LATE), AGED 54 22. D.V.S.PRASAD, S/O D.NARAYANA DAS (LATE), AGED 58 YEARS. 23. SMT.K.KOTESWARAMRNA, D/O K.SAMUDRAM (LATE), AGED 49 YEARS. 24. SMT.G.ANURADHA, D/O G.SREERAMULU, AGED 53 YEARS. 25. SMT.P.KAMALA DEVI, W/O PENTA RAO, AGED 56 YEARS. 26. SMT.S.NAGAKRISHNA VENI, W/O S.APPA RAO, AGED 57 YEARS. 27. SMT.Y.NAGAMANI, D/O Y,NARASINGA RAO, AGED 52 YEARS. 28. SMT.S.VIJAYALAXMI, D/O S.JANAKESWARA RAO, AGED 51 YEARS. 29. SMT.K.APPALAKONDA, D/O K.RAMASWAMY (LATE), AGED 58 30. SMT.B.APPALANARSAYAMMA, W/O B.CHATURVEDI (LATE), AGED 58 YEARS. 31. SMT.S.BRAMARAMBA, D/O S.KUMARDATTU, AGED 56 YEARS. 32. SMT.V.NAGAMANI, W/O KAV SASTRI, AGED 57 YEARS. 33. SMT.K.AKHILANDESWARI, D/O K.SUBBA RAO (LATE), AGED 56 YEARS. 34. SMT.P.VARALAKSHMI, W/OCH.RAMA RAO, AGED 53 YEARS. 35. SMT.CH.KAMALA KUMARI, W/O VISHNU, AGED 59 YEARS. 36. SMT.V.JAGADEESWARI, D/O K.NUKARAJU, AGED 465 YEARS. 37. SMT.B.ANJALI, W/O V.VENKATA RAO, AGED 43 YEARS. 3 38. SMT.V.V.VASANTHA, D/O V.TAMMIRAJU, AGED 51 YEARS. 39. SMT.T.VARALAKSHMI, W/O APPA RAO, AGED 56 YEARS. 40. SMT.K.KALAVATHI, W/O K.APPA RAO, AGED 50 YEARS. 41. SMT.N.SURYALAKSHMI, W/O K.CHAKRAVATHI, AGED 52 YEARS. 42. SMT.SK.MUNNI, D/O SK.MEERA, AGED 51 YEARS. 43. SMT.A.KANNAYAMMA, W/O A.ESWAR RAO, AGED 52 YEARS. 44. SMT.SUVARNA KUMARI, D/O AUGUSTINE, AGED 59 YEARS. 45. M.SUDHAKAR, S/O M.ANANDAM, AGED 46 YEARS. 46. SMT.S.ARUDHRA, W/O M.HARIBABU, AGED 49 YEARS. 47. SMT.G.ANNAPOORNA, W/O G.SREENIVASA ACHARYULU, AGED 56 YEARS. 48. SMT.B.BALAMANI, D/O B.VENKATA RAO, AGED 48 YEARS. 49. V.SATYANARAYANA,, S/O V.RAMASWAMY, AGED 53 YEARS. 50. SMT.G.V.SURYALAKSHMI, W/O V.SATYANARAYANA, AGED 45 YEARS. 51. SMT.G.ANKAMMA, W/O KOTESWARA RAO, AGED 50 YEARS. 52. P.SREENIVAS, S/O P.NARAYANA SHARMA, AGED 49 YEARS. 53. SMT.CH.B.V.L.KUMARI, D/O CH.DHARMA RAO, AGED 49 YEARS. 54. SMT.K.MARIYAMMA, W/O K. AHANJANEYULU, AGED 53 YEARS. 55. CH.SATYANARAYANA, S/O LATE SAHEBU, AGED 56 YEARS. 56. SMT.S.M.GOWRI, W/O P.SATYANARAYANA, AGED 50 YEARS. 57. SMT.U.KONDAMMA, D/O U.P.RAJU, AGED 52 YEARS. 58. SMT.S.SATYAVANI, W/O S.SUBBA RAO, AGED 55 YEARS,(ALL ARE WORKING AS TIME SCALE EMPLOYEES IN GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (GVMC),VISAKHAPATNAM) ...PETITIONER(S) 4 AND 1. R KARIKAL VALAVEN, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MA AND UD DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. MUDDADA RAVICHANDRA IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, 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 summon the respondents and punish them for will full disobedience of the orders passed by this Hon'ble Court in WP. No.3789/2018 dt. 25.6.2018 passed by Hon'ble Sri Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Hon'ble Sri Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P RAGHAVENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. C SUMON 2. . The Court made the following: 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CONTEMPT CASE No.263 of 2019 ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand) This Contempt Case has been filed complaining the willful disobedience of the respondents in implementing the order dated 25.06.2018 in W.P.No.3789 of 2018 passed by the Division Bench of this Court. 2. While allowing the said Writ Petition, this Court directed the respondent No.1 therein to decide the petitioners’ representation in the light of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.24377 of 2007 which was confirmed in W.A.No.782 of 2010 and as per the order dated 19.09.2017 passed in W.P.No.27217 of 2017 within a period of two (02) months from the date of receipt of representation and to communicate the decision to the petitioners in writing, within one week thereafter. 3. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that in compliance of the said order, the respondent No.1 therein has rejected the claim of the petitioners and the said decision was challenged again in W.P.No.30300 of 2025 and as such, nothing survives in the present Contempt Case. 4. Mr. C.Sumon, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.1 also endorsed the same. 6 5. In view of the above factual position, in our considered view, no further adjudication is required in the present Contempt Case. 6. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. 7. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND _______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date: 16.02.2026 PBS/SCS 7 164 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CONTEMPT CASE No.263 of 2019 Dt.16.02.2026 PBS/SCS