APHC010521222021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2229/2021 Between: 1. K VENKATA LAXMI, W/O.LATE K.V.RAMANA, AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC.HOUSE WIFE, RIO.B.K.SAMUDRAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, ANANTAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. P V V S MURTHY, THE ANANTAPURAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, ANANTAPURAM, ANANTAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. SRI SASTRI SABNAM, THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, ANANTAPUR TOWN, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 3. SMT ANJALI, THE ASSISTANT TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, ANANTAPUR TOWN, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 4. SRI A BALASWAMY, THE ANANTAPURAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER, ANANTAPURAM, ANANTAPURAM DISTRICT 5. SMT SIRISHA, THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, ANANTAPUR TOWN, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. RR 5 AND 6 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 18.12.2025, VIDE IA NO-1/25 IN CC NO- 2229 OF 2021 ...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 for willful, deliberate and wanton disobedience of the orders passed by his Lordships Justice Sri. K.C.BHANU in W.P.No.31237 OF 2011, dt.28-11- 2011 U/Sec. 10 and 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, r/w Art.215 of the Constitution of India in the interest of justice and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 implead the proposed 4th respondent as party respondent No.4 in the above Contempt Petition in the interest of justice and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 pleased to implead the proposed 5th and 6th respondents as party respondent No.5 and 6 in the above Contempt Petition in the interest of justice and to pas Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N PREMRAJ Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. KALAVA SURESH KUMAR REDDY ( SC FOR MC RAYAL REGION, NELLORE) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH ORDER: This Contempt Case has been filed by the petitioner herein in violation of the orders of this Court dated 28.11.2011. 2. In the affidavit filed by the petitioner, it is stated that when the orders are in force, on 25.11.2021, the respondents have entered into the land of the petitioner with J.C.B and encroached the land. The said action is contrary to the directions of the orders of this Court. 3. After notice, the contemnors have filed their counter affidavit. In the counter, respondent No.1 at Para No.7 has stated as follows: “6. It is humbly submitted that on a perusal of the case, the Hon'ble High Court disposed of writ petition number 31237/2011 on 28-11-2011 by passing the orders "Therefore the Municipal authorities are directed to verify the petitioner encroached in to the Municipal site or not. If the petitioner encroached in to any Municipal site, it is always open to the respondents to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law, after giving reasonable opportunity. However it is made clear the respondents shall not interfere with the land of the petitioner to an extent of Ac 0.27 cents interms of the sale deed dated 1-11-2003". It is submitted that the survey has been preliminary conducted for 38 acres of land and in this process in and around Sy.No.174, only in the interest of public to earmark the specific boundaries to the central park by the surveyor. It is humbly submitted that this respondent never interfered with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner as alleged in para 7 and this Corporation has engaged JCB to clean jungle clearance for identification of existing road pattern and to protect the Corporation sites available more than A.C. 6.00 out of the total 38 Acres of land which were reserved open spaces: The contention of the petitioner is only with apprehension. Further it is submitted that in the interest of protecting the Municipal open sites and to demarcate the road pattern in the total site, this Corporation has conducting the survey and after completion of survey if any encroachments noticed action will be taken as per due process of law; further a team of surveyors has been appointed for survey of the area called central park by the Assistant Director, Survey and Land records, the survey was conducted from 25-4-2022 to 30-4-2022. 7.It is humbly submitted that this respondent never encroached in to the land of the petitioner to an extent of Ac.0.27 cents and also not violated the orders of Hon’ble High Court willfully, intentionally knowingly and not respecting the directions of High Court as alleged in para-7 and the same is denied by this respondent. As already submitted this respondent never violated the orders of the Hon’ble High Court.” 4. Despite the counter filed by the respondents, the petitioner has not filed any reply to the assertions made therein. 5. Considering the same and as the respondents have stated that they are not interfering and they have not encroached, this Court finds that there is no violation on part of the respondents. 6. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 19.02.2026 M K K 255 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH Contempt Case No.2229 of 2021 Dated: 19.02.2026 M K K