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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] FRIDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4451/2024 Between:
1. C LAKSHMAIAH, S/O C.SUBBANNA, 51 YRS, JUNIOR ASSISTANT, R/O 1-156, VEMPALLI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER AND
1. SRI S SATYANARAYANA IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (IN CHARGE).
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS), SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH.
2. SRI S SATYANARAYANA IAS, THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTSDEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA-521225.
...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 Sec. 10 to 12 R/w of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for violating the orders of this Honble Court passed in lA No. 1 of 2024 in WP NO. 16954 of 2024 dt.05-08-2024 willfully and intentionally and thereby sending them to civil imprisonment with fine, in the interest of justice and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 direct the Respondents to promote the Petitioner as Executive
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Offier Grade-Ill in the existing Vacancies along with the Juniors to the Petitioner, in the interest of justice, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. CORPUS JURIS LAW PANEL LLP Counsel for the Contemnor(S):
1. NAGARAJU NAGURU The Court made the following:
::ORDER ::
Heard Sri M.V.Raja Ram, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.K.Veramani, learned counsel representing Sri Nagaraju Naguru, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The above contempt case was filed complaining about the violation of the interim order dated 05.08.2024 in W.P.No.16954 of 2024.
3. An interim order was passed in the aforementioned writ petition directing the Commissioner, Endowments Department-2nd respondent, to consider the representations made by the petitioner and pass a speaking
order, as per law, in six weeks.
4. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, Smt. K.Veramani,
learned counsel representing Sri Nagaraju Naguru, learned counsel for the respondents, submitted the proceedings passed by the 2nd respondent vide Rc.No.E2/15021/467/2024 dated 09.01.2025. A copy of the said proceedings was handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner across the bar.
5. Since the 2nd respondent passed a speaking order in compliance with the interim order dated 05.08.2024, this Court does not find any violation of the interim order. Accordingly, the contempt case is dismissed. No costs.
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As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
____________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 02.01.2026 SNI
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263 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI
CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4451/2024
Date: 02.01.2026 SNI