APHC010537442024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4496/2024 Between: 1. VUNGARALA LAKSHMI NARASIMHA RAO, S/O. V SURYANARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED 64 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O.3-9 RAMALAYAM STREET, AGARTHI PALEM (V), PALAKOLLU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST., 2. PETCHETTI NAGESWARA RAO,, S/O. PETCHETTI NARAYANA, AGED 65 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O.2-227, LLAPAKURRU POST, LLAPAKURRU (M), WEST GODAVARI DIST., 3. DEVALLA SRI RAMA KOTI MOHAN,, S/O. DEVALLA CHINNA PULLAIAH, AGED 63YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. 1-70 KOTHAPETA, JINNURU (V), PODURU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST., 4. RAYI VENUGOPALA SWAMY,, S/O. SRI RAMAMURTHY, AGED 73 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. 1-30, AGARRU MAIN ROAD, PALAKOLLU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST., 5. CHEEDE SURYACHANDRA RAO,, S/O. CHEEDE NAGESWARA RAO, AGED 53 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O.4-70, MAILAVARAM, MAILAVARAM(M), WEST GODAVARI DIST. 6. ARUMILLI RAMA SRINIVAS,, S/O. ARUMILLI KANAKA DURGA RAO LATE, AGED 60YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. 1-32, COLLECTOR VARIPETA, NEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, YELAMANCHILI (M), LAKSHMIPALEM, DODDIPATIA WEST GODAVARI DIST., 7. PENMETSA RAMABHADRA RAJU,, S/O. PENMETSAVENKATA RAMA RAJU, AGED 62YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O.1-3, A S R STATUE, RAVIPADU (M), WEST GODAVARI DIST., 8. NADIMPALLI VENKATA SIVA RAMA KRISHNAMRAJU,, S/O. SITARAMARAJU, AGED 57 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O.1-14, KOMMUCHIKKALA, PODURU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST., 9. SAMANTHAPUDI AUTARRAJU,, S/O. SAMANTHAPUDI APPALARAJU, AGED 60 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O.6-4, NEAR WATER TANK, DAGGUULURU, PALAKOLLU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST., ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. G SAI PRASAD IAS, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH,REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DIST., 2. SMT M JANAKI, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DIST., 3. SRI T VENKATA NAGA ANJI RATHNA KUMAR, THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DIST., 4. SRI C NAGA RANI IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST GODAVARI AT ELURU. 5. SRI CH DEVA PRAKASH, THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, ELURU. 6. SRI CH V V S SATYANARAYANA, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DRAINAGE DIVISION, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI 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 may be pleased to punish the above contemnors / respondents under the provisions of contempt of courts Act, for their wilfully disobeying the orders of Hon'ble Sri. Justice VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA issued in WP No. 1344 of 2024, dated 04-04-2024 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. K L N SWAMY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. VENKATA SAI KRISHNA PONNURU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA ORDER: None appeared for the petitioner. Learned counsel for the respondents is present. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents furnished letter dated 27.01.2026, wherein it is stated that the amount was paid to the petitioner. Since the orders of this Court are complied with, this Court is of the view that no further orders are necessary in this contempt case. 3. Accordingly, this Contempt case is closed. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. _________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J Date: 29.01.2026 M K K 269 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA Contempt Case No.4496 of 2024 Date: 29.01.2026 M K K