1 APHC010139842018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 493/2018 Between: 1. GNANIKETAN EM AIDED HIGH SCHOOL - ORS, VISHAKAPATNAM, VISHAKAPATNAMDISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT, SMT. P. SUNITHA KUMARI. 2. GANIKETHAN EM AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL, VISHAKAPATNAM, VISHAKAPATNAMDISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT, SMT. P. SUNITHA KUMARI. 3. GNANIKETAN TM AIDED HIGH SCHOOL, VISHAKAPATNAM, VISHAKAPATNAMDISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT, SMT. P. SUNITHA KUMARI. 4. GNANIKETHAN TM AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL, VISHAKAPATNAM, VISHAKAPATNAMDISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT, SMT. P. SUNITHA KUMARI. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. SRI ADITHYA NATH DAS IAS, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DIST., 2. SMT K SANDHYA RANI I PO S, THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ANDHRA PRADESH,IBRAHIMPATNAM,KRISHNA DIST., PRESENT ADDRESS 2 MYLAVAARAM ROAD, BHIMARAJU GUTTA, IBRAHIMPATNAM VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DIST., -521456 3. SRI D DEVANANDA REDDY, THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OD SCHOOL EDUCATION KAKINADA, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE 4. SRI B LINGESWARA REDDY, THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VISHAKAPATNAM,VISHAKAPATNAM DIST., AP.,PRESENT ADDRESS. O/O DISTRICT EDUCATINOAL OFFICE SOLDIERPET, PORT ARA VISHAKAPATNAM-530001 ...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 punish the respondents herein for willful and deliberately flouting the orders of this Honble Court passed in WPMP NO 41913 of 2017 in WP NO 33679 of 2017 by the Honble High Court Dated 10-10-2017 at the interest of justice and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 direct the Respondents herein to forthwith accord permission for filling up of the vacant posts as per the proposals submitted by the Petitioner institutions on 22-07-2017 at the interest of Justice and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2018 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 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 493 of 2018 ORDER:- The contempt case has been filed for non-compliance with the Order dated 10.10.2017 passed in W.P.M.P.No.41913 of 2017 in W.P. No.33679 of 2017. 2. When the matter was taken up, Ms.Gandham Kusuma, learned counsel representing Sri Vijay, learned counsel for the petitioners, fairly submits that the main writ petition was disposed on 24.12.2025. In view of the disposal of the main writ petition, the petitioners are not inclined to pursue the present contempt proceedings against the respondents. 3. Accordingly, recording the above submission, the contempt case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 03.03.2026 ASR 4 53 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 493 of 2018 03.03.2026 ASR