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PUTSALA B V SIVANARAYANA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

CC/994/2019 · 2026-02-23

Battu Devanand, Subhendu Samanta

Public Interest Litigationbody2026

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1 APHC010379992019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3565] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 994/2019 Between: 1. PUTSALA B V SIVANARAYANA, S/O. GANGADHARAM, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, HINDU, BUSINESS, R/O 6-42, MAIN ROAD, MURUGULAMMAGUDI VADDA, BANDARULANKA, AMALAPURAM MANDAL RURAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT SECRETARIATBUILDING,VELAGAPUDI, AMAARAVATHI, TULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REP. BYSECRETARY,REVENUEDEPARTMENTSECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMAARAVATHI, TULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. MURALIDHAR REDDY, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, KAKINADA. 4. K V R R RAJU, THE AMALAPURAM MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, REP BY AMALAPURAM MUNICIPALITY, AMALAPURAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 5. K J PRAKASH BABU, THE TAHSILADAR, AMALAPURAM REVENUE 2 MANDAL, AMALAPURAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. MANGA HANUMANTHA RAO, S/O LATE VENKANNA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, HINDU, RETIRED A.P.S.R.T.C. EMPLOYEE, R/O H.I.G. 28, GANAPTHI NIVAS, SECTOR-1, M.V.P. COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM ...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 herein for willfully and deliberately failing to implement the orders of the Honble Court dated in W P (PIL)No 1110F 2019, more particularly punish and prosecute the respondent though he is knowing fully well that the property not belongs to him but making hectic efforts to obtain delivery fraduantly through process of law in E.P.7/2018 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge Court Amalapuram in the interests of justice and pass and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the ci-cumstances of the case. 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 grant stay all the proceedings including the delivery of the property to the 6th respondent consequently direct the learned Senior Civil Judge Court Amalapuram to dismiss the E.P. in between the 6th respondent and one Balla Veera Venkata Satyanarayana. and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASULU P Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. M MANOHAR REDDY (SC FOR MUNC AND MUNC CORP ) The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 994 of 2019 ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand) This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents complaining willful disobedience of the order, dated 03.09.2019 passed by this Court in W.P(PIL).No.111 of 2019, wherein this Court directed the official respondents therein to take steps for removal of encroachments, if any as alleged by the petitioner therein over the subject land by following due process of law. 2. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the order of this Court is complied with by the respondents. 3. There is no representation for the respondents. 4. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND _____________________________ JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA Dated: 24.02.2026 TM 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 994 of 2019 Dated: 24.02.2026 TM