APHC010592082025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 3279/2025 Between: Vattem Srinivasa Rao ...PETITIONER AND Sri Peeyush Kumar IAS and Others ...CONTEMNOR(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. SREEKANTH REDDY AMBATI 2. SIREESHA RANI VALLABHANENI The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY C.C. No.3279 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.15579 of 2024. 2. Writ Petition No.15579 of 2024 was filed questioning the action of the Respondents in not releasing the amounts of Rs.4,54,220/- vide M.Book No.152/2017-18, Rs.67,004/- vide M.Book No.43/2023-24, Rs.54,919/- vide M.Book No.22/2022- 23 and Rs.88,491/- vide M.Book No.59/2022-23. 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 3 Respondent submits that the amounts of Rs.67,004/-, Rs.54,919/-, and Rs.88,491 vide M.Book Nos.43/2023-24, 22/2022-23, and 59/2022-23 have been paid and only one bill of the amount, i.e., Rs.454,220/-, under M.Book No.152/2017- 18 is due to be paid. 5. The Respondent No.3/P. Srihari Babu is present in Court as per Orders 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 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY C.C.No. 3279 of 2025 Date : 30.03.2026 eha