APHC010600702024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1/2025 Between: 1. BAYYE CHANDRA KUMAR, S/O. VENKATA RAO, AGED 44 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. H.NO. 5-68, RAILWAY GATE STREET, SETTIPETA VILLAGE, NIDADAVOLE MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. HARI PRASAD IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES (IRRIGATION AND CAD) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLUR MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.C 2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, THULLURMANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI P RAM REDDY, THE DIRECTOR OF WORKS AND ACCOUNT OFFICER, ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. SRI V S S V P RAJU PENMATCHA, THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, D.NO-48-10-9/1, N.H.FEEDER ROAD, NEAR RAMAVARAPPADU CIRCLE, CURRENCY NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA, A.P. CAUSE TITLE AMENDED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 17.11.2025, VIDE IA NO-2/25 IN CC NO-1/2025 5. SMT C NAGARANI I A S, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WEST 2 GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM. 6. SRI CH DEVA PRAKASH, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 7. SRI M DAKSHINA MURTHY, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GODAVARI WESTERN DIVISION, NIDADAVOLE, 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 Respondents under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for willful violation of orders of this Honble Court in W.P. No. 1281 of 2023 dated 21-02-2024 delivered by Honble Sri Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda and 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 be pleased to discharge the name as the Respondent No.3 from the array of respondent in the Contempt Case No.01 of 2025 and close the contempt case against this respondent and pass IA NO: 2 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 Pleased to permit the petitioner to amend the Cause title by replacing the 4rt Respondent “Sri Pulla Rao, the Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department,Vijayawada, AP” with the words “Sri V.S.S.V.P. Raju Penmatcha, the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, D.No. 48- 10-9/1, N.H.Feeder Road, Near Ramavarappadu Circle, Currency Nagar, Vijayawada, AP and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 be pleased to discharge Respondent No.4 in the Contempt Case CC.No.1 of 2025 in Writ Petition No.1281 of 2023 and close the contempt case against this respondent and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 3 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. K M KRISHNA REDDY 2. 3. T LAKSHMI PADMAJA The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1/2025 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 21.02.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.No.1281 of 2023. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the respondents have complied with the orders dated 21.02.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.No.1281 of 2023 and to that effect written instructions are also furnished. Hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the contempt case. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not refute the same. Recording the said submission, the Contempt Case is closed. No order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 30.03.2026 TTPPSS 5 64 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1/2025 30.03.2026 TTPPSS