1 APHC010545232016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3565] FRIDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2305/2016 Between: 1. SRI.B.VENKATESHWARA REDDY, GUNTAKAL, S/O.B.CHENNAKESHAVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, PROVISIONAL EDBPM, PEDDADODDI, BRANCH POST OFFICE, GUNTAKAL DIVISION, GUNTAKAL. ...PETITIONER AND 1. M CHANDRASEKHAR ANANTAPUR 2 OTHERS, S/O AGE NOT KNOWN, THE SUPDT. OF POST OFFICES, ANANTAPUR DIVISION, ANANTAPUR 515001., A.P., 2. SANJEEV RANJAN, S/O AGE NOT KNOWN THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, KURNOOL REGION, KURNOOL. A.P. 3. M SAMPATH, S/O AGE NOT KNOWN THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, A.P.CIRCLE, DAKSADAN, ABIDS, HYDERABAD. ...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 summon the respondents/contemnors to be present in the court and to punish him adequately for the contempt of court incurred by him for the disobedience of the Hon'ble High Court order dt.21-1-2003 in W.P.M.P.No.1363/2003 in W.P.No.1093/2003 willfully and deliberately and pass 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KRISHNA DEVAN Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2305 of 2016 ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand) This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents complaining willful disobedience of the order, dated 21.01.2003 passed by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.1363 of 2003 in W.P.No.1093 of 2003. 2. It appears that at the stage of admission, the Division Bench of this Court passed an interim order as extracted hereinunder:- “There shall be an interim direction to the respondents not to make any appointment to the post sought for by the petitioner, if not already made. Notice”. 3. During the course of hearing of this Contempt Case, learned counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that after detailed hearing, the said Writ Petition was dismissed by the Division Bench of this Court vide order, dated 23.08.2023. 4. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner to submit the subsequent developments happened during pendency of the Writ Petition. 4 However, considering the fact that the main Writ Petition itself has been dismissed, in our view, no further adjudication is required in this Contempt Case. 5. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is dismissed. 6. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND _____________________________ JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA Dated: 30.01.2026 TM 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2305 of 2016 Dated: 30.01.2026 TM