APHC010416912015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1068/2015 Between: 1. P. VENKATESWARA RAO, KRISHNA DIST., S/O. LATE P.RAGHAVENDRA RAO, GED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC: PRESIDENT PRAJAPRAGATHI SEVASANGAM (NGO), R/O. BHASKARAPURAM, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. K ARUNA DEVI HYD, The Commissioner of Health and Family Welfre Department, A.P. Iiyderabad, ...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 punish the 3rd respondent for her willful disobedience of order of this Hon'ble Court dt.29-12-2014 passed in W.P.M.P.No. 49689 of 2014 in W.P.No. 19583 of 2010 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2016(APPL 989 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 Pleased to implead the respondents/contemnors 2 and 3 are necessary parties in C.C.No.1068 of 2015 in the above contempt case and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2017(APPL 561 OF 2017 2 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 substitute the 1st respondent/contemnor namely Smt. Sujatha Sarma, I.A.s., in the place of Smt. Dr.K.Aruna Devi in C.C.No.1068 of 2015 and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2017(APPL 590 OF 2017 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 permit the petitioner to delete the name of the Dr. K.Aruna Kumari and add the present name of Smt. Sujatha Sarma, I.A.S. as a 1st respondent in C.C.No.1068 of 2015 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 To fix an early date of hearing of the above contempt case being CC No.1068/2015. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C B ADARSH KUMAR Counsel for the Contemnor: 1. GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FW(AP) 2. MASTAN VALI SHAIK 3. ELEVATED AS JUDGE The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1068/2015 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 29.12.2014 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2014 in W.P.No.19583 of 2010. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition i.e., W.P.No.19583 of 2010 is filed seeking for payment of amounts pursuant to the proceedings dated 10.10.2011, wherein, this Court was pleased to pass an interim order dated 29.12.2024, which reads as follows: <This is application filed under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, seeking a direction to the respondent Nos. 2 to 5 for release of pending budge from 11.08.2010 to 31.03.2012 due to the petitioner as per the report submitted by the 5th respondent/ the District Medical and Health Officer, Krishna District at Machilipatnam. During the course of hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in an identical set of circumstances this Court in WPMP.No.15120/2014 in W.P.No.17497/2010 passed an order dated 28.04.2014 directing the respondents herein to take appropriate action in accordance with law and release amounts in favour of the petitioner therein pursuant to the report dated 30.12.2013. 4 In view of the similar orders passed by this Court in WPMP.No.15120/2014 in W.P.No.17497/2010 dated 28.04.2014, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the WPMP on the same lines. For the aforesaid circumstances and having regard to the report of the District Medical and Health Officer, Krishna, Machilipatnam submitted to the Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad in Rc.No.2545/A4/2011 dated Nil.10.2011 which was signed on 10.10.2011, this WPMP is disposed of directing the respondents he herein to take appropriate action in accordance with law for release and payment of amounts in favour of the petitioner herein pursuant to the report dated 30.12.2023 within a period of two (02) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.= 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the non- compliance of the orders dated 29.12.2014, the petitioner in the writ petition preferred the present contempt case on 22.06.2015. Pending contempt case, the writ petition is disposed of by holding that the amounts were released and paid to the petitioner on 25.03.2017. 5. In view of the disposal of the writ petition by holding that the amounts which were directed to be paid to the petitioner by way of interim order dated 29.12.2014 were paid on 25.03.2017, hence, no further order are necessary and contempt case cannot be enforced. 6. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. No order as to costs. 5 Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 03.03.2026 BBSSPP 6 87 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1068/2015 03.03.2026 BBSSPP