1 APHC010354802016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 319/2016 Between: 1. P. KAVITA RAO, D/O P.V. RAMONA MURTHY, 34 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING : CTO/ SECRETARY, A.P. VAT, APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, GURUDWARA JUNCTION, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPASTNAM DISTRICT; R/O H.NO.49-34-1/50 HAT NO.404, APARNA APARTMENTS, AKKAYAPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI R VENKATESAN, UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING, 3RD FLOOR, LOKNAYAK BHAVAN, KHAN MARKET, NEW DELHI 2. SRI L PREMA CHANDRA REDDY, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, [[SR], A.P. STATE REORGANIZATION GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT AND MEMBER SECRETARY, ADVISOR COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, HYDERABAD 3. SRI C R KAMALNATHAN, CHAIRMAN, ADVISORY COMMITTEE, A.P. STATE REORGANIZATION, 5TH FLOOR, C BLOCK, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, HYDERABAD 4. SRI AJEYA KALLAM IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE [CT] DEPARTMENT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, HYDERABAD 2 5. J SYAMALA RAO IAS, COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, M.J. ROAD, HYDERABAD 6. SRI R K SINGH I A S, SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, UNION OF INDIA, NEW DELHI ...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 punish the respondents for committing gross contempt of Court under the Contempt of Courts Act for willfully not implementing and violating the orders passed by this Hon'ble High Court in WP M P No.25618 of 2015 in WP No. 19853 of 2015 dated 07.07.2015 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2016(APPL 196 OF 2016 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 to suspend the operation of the Proceedings/ orders No. 28 (4)/2015 dated 14th January, 2016 issued by the 1st respondent and all other consequential orders issued by the other respondents, pending disposal of the Contempt Case, and pass IA NO: 3 OF 2016(APPL 2110 OF 2016 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: 1. P V KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (AP) 2. HARINATH N (DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA) 3. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 319/2016 ORDER:- The contempt case has been filed for non-compliance with the Order dated 07.07.2015 passed in W.P.M.P.No.25618 of 2015 in W.P.No.19853 of 2015. 2. When the matter was taken up, Sri P.V.Krishnaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner, fairly submits that the main writ petition was dismissed by the Division Bench of this Court on 11.07.2023. In view of the disposal of the main writ petition, the petitioner is 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: 18.02.2026 S D P 4 282 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 319/2016 18.02.2026 W S D P