APHC010331012017 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: 298/2017 Between: 1. NARA RATNA KUMARI,, W/O. JACOB, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC: PHYSICAL DIRECTOR GRADE I, A.P. SOCIAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY, CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE, MADHURAVADA, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SMT E ARUNA DEVI, Principal (Incharge), A.P. Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Centre of Excellence, Madhuravada, Visakhaptnam, Visakhapatnam District. ...CONTEMNOR 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 commit the contemnor/respondent for contempt of this Hon'ble Court as she has willfully disobeyed the orders passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.M.P.No.13281/2016 in W.P.No.10542/2016 dated 04-04- 2016 and punish her suitably under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act R/w Art.215 of the Constitution of India and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S JAGADISH Counsel for the Contemnor: 1. 2 The court made the following ORDER: The contempt case has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the interim orders dated 04.04.2016, passed in W.P.M.P.No.13281 of 2016 in W.P.No.10542 of 2016. 2. On 06.02.2026, the following order was passed:- “No representation for the petitioner. The contempt case was instituted in the year 2017 and listed after a long time. So as to give one more opportunity to the petitioner, post next week under the caption for orders. Registry is directed to place the copy of the orders passed in W.P.No.10452 of 2016.” 3. Today also, there is no representation for the petitioner. 4. Pursuant to the order dated 06.02.2026 of this Court, the Registry has placed a copy of the final order dated 20.06.2025 passed in W.P.No.10452 of 2026. On a plain reading of the same, it appears that the said writ petition was dismissed for default due to non-appearance of the petitioner with an observation that the petitioner retired from service with all retirement benefits without protest. 5. In view of the disposal of the main writ petition itself, the contempt case is closed. 3 6. 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 GVK 4 64 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE No.298 of 2017 Date: 13.02.2026 GVK