1 APHC010368522025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2029/2025 Between: 1. SRI C RAJA REDDY, S/O. C.RAMA CHANDRA REDDY, OCC. CONTRACTOR, CLASS-ILL, R/O. D.NO.L 1/26B, THOTTIKADAPALLI, CHILLEKAMPALLI, CHAKRAYAPET MANDAL, Y.S.R DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI SURESH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI N MANOJ REDDY, COMMISSIONER, THE KADAPA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KADAPA, Y.S.R DISTRICT. 4. SRI M NARAYANASWAMY, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KADAPA MUNICIPAL COIPORATION, KADAPA, Y.S.R DISTRICT. 5. SRI D SREENIVASULU, THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS ACCOUNTS, KADAPA, Y.S.R DISTRICT. ...CONTEMNOR(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PAPUDIPPU SASHIDAR REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. T S RAYALU 2. T LAKSHMI PADMAJA 3. M DELHI BABU The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2029/2025 O R D E R: 1. This Contempt Case is filed for willful violation of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.1725 of 2025 on 04.02.2025, wherein this Court passed the following order: “…directing the respondents to release total amount of Rs.15,13,488/- to the Petitioner within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs." 2. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Counsel representing 2nd contemnor has furnished the copy of letter addressed by the Principal Secretary to the Government vide letter No.CC.No’s.2029 & 2081 of 2025 dated 20.02.2026 wherein it is disclosed that an amount of Rs.16,93,833/- (Rupees sixteen lakh, ninety three thousand, eight hundred and thirty three only) was cleared on 20.02.2026 i.e. today vide Bill No.2025-2259546. Thus the order dated 04.02.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.1725 of 2025 has been complied-with by the respondents. Therefore, requested this Court to close the contempt case. 3. Recording the above submission, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. _______________________ SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA KS Dated 20.02.2026. 4 197 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2029/2025 DATED 20.02.2026 KS