1 APHC010412192018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3565] TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1320/2018 Between: 1. G. NAGESWARA RAO, S/O SAMUDRUDU, 57 YEARS, BILL COLLECTOR, GRAM PANCHAYAT, CHALLAPALLI, R/O CHALLAPALLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2. K.SUKUMAR, S/O ANANDA RAO, 52 YEARS, BILL COLLECTOR, GRAM PANCHAYAT, MEDURU, R/O MEDURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. K. V.S.V. PRASADA RAO, S/O SATYANARAYANA, 54 YEARS, BILL COLELCTOR, GRAM PANCHAYAT, GANNAVARAM, R/O GANNAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. J. KUMARASWAMY, S/O RAMULU, 54 YEARS, BILL COLLECTOR, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KAIKALURU R/O KAIKALURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. R. SITARAMA SWAMY, S/O VENKATESWARA RAO, 51 YEARS, WATCHER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KOWVARAM, R/O KOWVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. M. YESUPADAM, S/O PRAKASHAM, 55 YEARS, LIBRARY ATTENDER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KESARAPALLI, R/O KESARAPALLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. T. JOSEPH, S/O VEERAIAH, 50 YEARS, LIBRARIAN, 54 YEARS, GRAM PANCHAYAT, BHATLAPENAMARRU, R/O BHATLAPENAMARRU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2 8. CH. DURGARAO, S/O RAMANAIAH, 56 YEARS, SWEEPER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KATARAM, R/O VUYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 9. B. SAMBASIVA RAO, S/O SHOBHANALU, 52 YEARS, ATTENDER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATTENDER, TELAPROLU, R/O TELAPROLU, UNGUTURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DIST. 10. R. KANAKAIAH, S/O LAKSHMAIAH, 55 YEARS, SWEEPER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, AVANIGADDA, R/O AVANIGADDA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 11. K. NANCHARAIAH, S/O SAMBAIAH, 61 YEARS, SWEEPER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, AVANIGADDA, R/O AVANIGADDA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 12. M. BALAKOTESWARA RAO, S/O VENKATA SUBBA RAO, 60 YEARS, LIBRARIAN, GRAM PANCHAYAT, PAMARRU, R/O PAMARRU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 13. D. VENKATARAMANA, S/O TIRUPATAIAH, 58 YEARS, SWEEPER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, PAMARRU, R/O PAMARRU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 14. T. NARASIMHA RAO, S/O PITCHAIAH, 62 YEARS, SWEEPER, VATSHAVAI GRAM PANCHAYAT, R/O VATSHAVAI, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 15. M. SOMESWARA RAO, S/O DEVIMOHAN RAO, 44 YEARS, SWEEPER, GRAM PANCHAYAT, BHANTUMILLI, R/O BHANTUMILLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 16. A. VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O SITARAMAIAH, 52 YEARS, BILL COLLECTOR, MUSTABAD GRAM PANCHAYAT, R/O CHOPPARAMETLA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 17. G. NAGARATNA RAO, S/O DASARADHAMAHARAJU, 55 YEARS, BILL COLLECTOR, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KAIKALURU, R/O KAIKALURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. SRI K S JAWAHAR REDDY, IAS., PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 3 DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD PRESENTLY AT VELGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRI B RAMANJANEYULU, IAS., COMMISSIONER OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL EMPLOYMENT, ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD PRESENTLY @CHARITHASREE APARTMENT, NAKKALA ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. SRI P S A PRASAD, DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, (FAC), KRISHNA, MACHILIPATNAM, ...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 herein for committing contempt of this Honble Court by willfully dis-obeying the Order passed in WP. No. 5402 of 2017 dated 09.06.2017 by the Bench consisting of His Lordships Sri Justice Sanjay Kumar and His Lordships Sri Justice N. Balayogi under sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M SRIKANTH Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I (AP) 2. The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO. 1320 of 2018 ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand) This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents complaining willful disobedience of the order, dated 09.06.2017 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.5402 of 2017. 2. Originally, the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, vide order, dated 17.08.2016 in O.A.No.7181 of 2012, directed the respondents therein to regularize the services of the applicants with effect from 25.11.1993 instead of from the date of issuance of the orders vide G.O.Rt.Nos.1977 and 1978, dated 26.11.2005 by the 1st respondent therein. Against the said order, W.P.No.5402 of 2017 was filed before this Court and it was dismissed confirming the order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal. Complaining willful disobedience of the said order, the present Contempt Case Is filed. 3. During the course of hearing, Mr Challa Hrudaj Raj, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr M.Srikanth, learned counsel for the petitioners on record would submit that the order of this Court is complied with 5 and the services of the petitioners were regularized as per the orders of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal. 4. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners, in our considered view, no further adjudication is required in this Contempt Case. 5. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. 6. 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: 10.02.2026 TM 6 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1320 of 2018 Dated: 10.02.2026 TM