APHC010463382025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2420/2025 Between: 1. SMT SOKE RADHA, , DNO. 4-7-215-2, 3RD LANE, SBI COLONY, PULIVENDULA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI S SURESH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI D RAMUDU, MUNICIPALCOMMISSIONER, PULIVENDULA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 4. R RAM MOHAN REDDY, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH, ANANTHAPURAMDISTRICT. 5. J RAMANA MURTHY, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 6. M PRABHAKAR RAO, ENGINEER IN CHIEF. PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MUNICIPAL ENGIN TADEPALLI, GUNTUR. 7. K SOMAIAH, PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, D,NO.29-2-52, MANASA COMPLEX, RAMAMANDIRAM STREET, GOVEMORPET, VIJAYAWADA, 2 VS,J C.C.No.2420 of 2025 ...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 under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Court Act, for their willful disobedience of the order of this Honble Court dated 13.02.2025in W.P. No.21643 of 2024and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 discharge this Respondent as Respondent No.1 in CC No.2420 of 2025 and may pass IA NO: 2 OF 2026 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 May be pleased to dispense with my appearance on 27.02.2026 in CC 2420 of 2026 and may pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GANIPAY SUNEEL KUMAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. MANNAM VENKATA KRISHNA RAO 2. GUDAPATI LAKSHMI NARAYANA The Court made the following: 3 VS,J C.C.No.2420 of 2025 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed for willful violation of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.21643 of 2024 on 13.02.2025, wherein this Court passed the following order: “….since the bill amount claimed by the petitioner is an admitted amount, this Court feels it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to release amount of Rs.1,58,72,925/0 (Rupees One Crore Fifty Lakhs Seventy Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Five Only) to the petitioner within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 2. Pursuant to the order passed by this Court on 30.01.2026, the 1st respondent appeared through virtual mode and respondents No.4 and 5 appeared inperson. They furnished the bill details relating to the present case and submitted that the respondents/contemnors have already paid a net amount of Rs.1,53,61,434/- on 27.02.2026 into the account No.36330966017, vide payment reference No.XUTR/RBISH00388730909, in compliance with the order dated 13.02.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.21643 of 2024. 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. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 27.02.2026 KGR