APHC010273252019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] TUESDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 652/2019 Between: 1. ATTILI CHITTI SWAMY, H/O ATTILI SATYAVATHI, S/O SURYA RAO, AJA 62 YRS, OCC AGRICULTURE R/O PENUMALLA VILLAGE, KATRENIKONA MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DIST, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. D MURALIDHAR REDDY, DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, KAKINADA, A.P. 2. SRI A RAMANJANEYULU, THASILDHAR, MUMIDIVARAM MANDAL, MUMIDIVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DIST., A.P. ...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 /contemnors herein as per the provisions of the contempt of court Act for willful, deliberate and intentional disobedience and violation of the orders dated 16/11/2018 passed by this Hon'ble court in CRP No. 6717 of 2018 by HIS LORDSHIP HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S. RAMACHANDRA RAO and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 suspend auction of lease hold rights for the year commencing from 01/07/2019 to 30/06/2020 all subsequent proceeding, of the respondents pursuant to the public notification dated 15/06/2019 in A/152/2017 of the 2nd respondent while directing the respondents not to interfere with the operation more particularly the Agricultural lands admeasuring Ac.82.00 Cents of R.S. 2 No.579/3 Ainapuram village, Mummidivaram Mandal, Amalapuram Revenue Division, East Godavari District, A.P pending finalization of the main Contempt Case and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHAVALI RAMANAND Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. M K RAJ KUMAR 2. GP FOR ARBITRATION (AP) The court made the following ORDER: The contempt case has been filed alleging wilful and deliberate disobedience of the orders dated 16.11.2018, passed in C.R.P. No. 6717 of 2018. 2. At the time of considering the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after filing the instant contempt case, the main civil revision petition, along with other similarly placed revision petitions, were allowed by this Court vide orders dated 23.08.2025 and challenging the said batch of cases, the A.P. Waqf Board carried the matter to the Apex Court, which confirmed the orders dated of 23.08.2025, passed by this Court. Therefore, he submits that the duty rests upon the respondent authorities to comply with the orders under challenge in the present contempt case. 3. On the other hand, Sri T.S. Rayulu, learned counsel and Sri M.K. Rajkumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondents, jointly submit that evidently, the present contempt case is filed against the interim orders. They also submit that after the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the respondent authorities are taking appropriate steps and in view of the 3 administrative exigency only, the respondents have not implemented the interim orders in its true letter and spirit. 4. They further brought to the notice of this Court that the very same petitioners have filed another batch of contempt cases i.e., C.C.No.3642 of 2025 & batch, seeking implementation of the final orders dated 23.08.2024, passed by this Court in C.R.P.No.7336 of 2018 & batch, which are going to be listed on 02.04.2026 before the concerned Bench. The learned respondents’ counsel assured that the respondents are making all efforts to implement the final orders dated 23.08.2024 passed in C.R.P.No.7336 of 2018 & batch. 5. In response, learned counsel for the petitioner has not disputed the filing of the second batch of contempt cases i.e., C.C.No.3642 of 2025 & batch and the date of listing before this Court. 6. Taking into consideration the above submissions made and in view of the above facts and circumstances, the present contempt case is closed by leaving it open to the petitioner to workout his legal remedies in the subsequent batch of contempt cases i.e., C.C.No.3642 of 2025 & batch pending before this Court. 7. Accordingly, the contempt case is closed. No costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 31.03.2026 GVK 4 280 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE No.652 of 2019 Date: 31.03.2026 GVK