APHC010487822025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2624/2025 Between: 1. GANDHAM VENKATA PALLAM RAJU, S/O SATYANARAYANA AGE 57 YEARS, OCC SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER AT GREATER VISAKHAPATNAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ASILMET JUNCTION, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530016 ...PETITIONER AND 1. S SURESH KUMAR IAS, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MA AND UD DEPT.,2ND BUILDING, SECRETARIAT, VELGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. M PRABHAKARA RAO, THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, FLAT NO. 501, GARUDA ENCLAVE, NEAR MANIPAL HOSPITAL TADEPALLI- 522501, GUNTUR DISTRICT ...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 2 respondent under Sections 10 to 12 of The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful violation, flouting and disobeying the orders of this Hon'ble Court in W.P No. 19638 of 2025 dated 05.08.2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D V SASIDHAR Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. G RAJU The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY C.C.No.2624 of 2025 O R D E R: The present Contempt Case was filed questioning non compliance of the orders of this Court in W.P.No.19638 of 2025, wherein a direction was given to the Respondents to consider the case of Petitioner for promotion to the post of Chief Engineer. 2. Sri K. Varun Shyam Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri G. Raju, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 passed on signed instructions wherein the DPC after referring to the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.19638 of 2025 had scrutinized the case of the Petitioner, and rejected the case of the Petitioner for promotion. 3. Without expressing opinion on the correctness of the decision of DPC, this Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 02.02.2026 chs 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 13 CONTEMPT CASE NO:2624/2025 Dt. 02.02.2026 chs