APHC010592012025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 3280 OF 2025 Between: 1. Vattem Srinivasa Rao,, S/o. Krishna Rao, Aged about 47 years, Occ Contractor, R/o. 36-85, Purushothama patnam, Chilakaluripet, Guntur District. ...Petitioner AND 1. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, Principal Secretary of Finance Department, Secretariat, Amaravati, Guntur District. (R-2) 2. Sri P Sampath Kumar IAS, Director of Municipal Administration, Gorantla, Guntur, Guntur District. (R-3) Sri P Srihari Babu, 3. Sri P Srihari Babu, Commissioner, Chilakaluripet Municipality Chilakaluripet, Palnadu District. (R-4) ...Respondents 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 please to direct notices to the Respondents herein and punish them for contempt of courts of the Honble High court for deliberate, intentional and willful violation of the orders of this Honble Court dated 2 16.04.2025 passed in WP No. 15763 of 2024 under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA Counsel for the Respondents: SREEKANTH REDDY AMBATI Counsel for the Respondents: SIREESHA RANI VALLABHANENI The Court made the following order: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY C.C. No.3280 of 2025 ORDER: This Contempt Case has been filed complaining willful disobedience in implementing the Order dated 16.04.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.15763 of 2024. 2. Writ Petition No.15763 of 2024 was filed questioning the action of the Respondents in not releasing the amounts of Rs.3,09,109 vide M.Book No.86/2021-22, Rs.69,433/- vide M.Book No.15/2022-23, Rs.87,065/- vide M.Book No.41/2020- 21 and Rs.59,010/- vide M.Book No.90/2022-23. This Court after taking note of the Written Instructions of the Municipal Commissioner, Chilakaluripet, disposed of the Writ Petition with the following directions: “ 4. In view of the aforesaid submissions and also considering the fact that there is no dispute with regard to the execution of work and the amounts due to the Petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition, with the consent of both sides, with the following directions: (i) The Respondent Authorities are directed to pay the amounts due to the Writ Petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the copy of this Order”. 3. This Court on 27.02.2026 granted (03) weeks time to the Respondent No.3 for compliance. 4. Today, learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as the 4 Respondent submits that the amounts of Rs.69,433/- vide M.Book No.15/2022-23, Rs.87,065/- vide M.Book No.41/2020- 21 and Rs.59,010/- vide M.Book No.90/2022-23 have been paid and only an amount of Rs.3,09,109/- under M.Book No.86/2021-22 is due to be paid. 4. The Respondent No.3/P. Srihari Babu is present as per Order of this Court on 27.02.2026 and states that the amounts due under one bill would be paid to the Petitioner within a period of four weeks from today as the bills are processed and uploaded in the CFMS portal. 6. In view of the categorical statement of Respondent No.3 and taking note of the fact that (03) bills of the Petitioner were paid, the Contempt Case is closed. However, liberty is given to the Petitioner to re-agitate the issue involved in this Contempt Case in case payment is not made in terms of the statement of the respondent No.3/P. Srihari Babu. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Date : 30.03.2026 eha 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY C.C.No. 3280 of 2025 Date : 30.03.2026 eha