1 APHC010198732017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 338/2017 Between: 1. T.N. KOTESHWER RAO, S/O T. SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC: RETIRED GOVT EMPLOYEE, R/O. H.NO 12-113, RAMAPURAM COLONY, PORANKI, PENAMULURU MANDAL, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-521 137 ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI K RAMGOPAL IAS, VICE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGIN2, DIRECTOR, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED, REGD OFFICE AT 6-3-655/1/A, C.S. BHAVAN, SOMAJUGUDA, HYDERABAD-82 2. SRI H J JAYRAM, THE DISTRICT MANAGER, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 3. B PRAKASH RAO, THE GENERAL MANAGER (ADMIN AND VIG. AND F AND L.A) A.P.S.C.S.C.L, HEAD OFFICE AT 6-3-655/1/A, C.S.BHAVAN, SOMAJUGUDA, HYDERABAD-82 ...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 issue notice and upon due enquiry punish the 2 respondent under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts of Act for willfully disobeying the orders of this Hon'ble Court dated 20.06.2016 passed in WP No. 17856 of 2016 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DIDA VIJAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. KALAMATA R BABU(SC AP CIVIL SUPPL CORPN) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 338/2017 ORDER:- The contempt case has been filed alleging non-compliance with the Order dated 20.06.2016 passed in W.P. No. 17856 of 2016, wherein this Court directed respondent No.1 to consider the representation dated 18.04.2016 submitted by the petitioner with regard to payment of pension, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. Alleging non-compliance of the said order within the stipulated period, the petitioner filed C.C. No. 338 of 2017 before this Court. 2. The said contempt case was listed on 06.02.2026. On that date, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. However, in order to offer one more opportunity, the matter was directed to be listed today. Despite the same, there is no representation for the petitioner. 3. Per contra, Mr. Saleem, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr.Shaik Meeravali, learned counsel for the respondents, submits that in terms of the final order dated 20.06.2016 passed in W.P. No. 17856 of 2016, the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of respondent No.1-Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited passed orders dated 06.04.2017, whereby amounts towards gratuity, earned leave and other benefits were sanctioned. Consequent upon the said order dated 06.04.2017, the 2nd 4 respondent paid a total amount of Rs.13,92,338/- by way of cheque bearing No.471108, dated 06.04.2017 drawn in favour of the petitioner herein, i.e., T.N. Koteswara Rao. 4. In proof thereof, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents placed on record a photocopy of the said cheque and submitted that the same has been encashed. He further submitted that the respondent Corporation is presently paying pension to the petitioner regularly. In support of the said submissions, the respondents have filed relevant documents dated 06.04.2017 and 07.04.2017, along with a copy of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation PPO Enquiry. 5. Accordingly, recording the said submissions of the learned counsel for the respondents, 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: 13.02.2026 S D P 5 83 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 338/2017 13.02.2026 W S D P