APHC010651222023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 8/2024 Between: 1. KATHULA RAMA KRISHNA, S/O SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC DRIVER, R/O 3-58, NEAR RAMALAYAM, HUSNABAD-VIILAGE, RAMACHANDRAPURAM MANDAI, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI B RAJA SEKHAR, S/O NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT MAJOR, PRESENTIY WORKING AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, STATE OF A.P PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAI DEVEIOPMENTDEPARTMENT,. A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI,'AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SMT KRITHIKA SHUKLA, S/O NOT KNOVYN, AGED ABOUT MAJOR PRESENTLY WORKING AS DISTRICT COILECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, KAKINADA. (PRESENTIY KAKINADADISTRICT). 3. SRI B V SATYANRAYANA, S/O NOT KNOW AGED ABOUT MAJOR, PRESENTIY WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI DIVISION, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. SRI SAMSHER SINGH RAWAT, S/O NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT MAJOR, PRESENTLY WORKING AS PRINCIPAL SECRDTARY, STATE OF A.P., FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT,'A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT ...CONTEMNOR(S): 2 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 issue summons under section 10 to 12, 14, 15 and 16 of Contempt Act No. 17 of 1971 to punish the Respondents for willful violation of orders of this Hon'ble Court made in WP No.30229 of 2022, dated 30-09-2022, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BOKKA SATYANARAYANA KAMLA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. NAGARAJU NAGURU 2. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.8 of 2024 ORDER: This contempt case is filed complaining the wilful disobedience of the order dated 30.09.2022 in W.P.No.30229 of 2022 passed by this Court. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions, would submit that the order of the Court is complied with. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner also endorsed the same, but would submit that the order of the Court is not complied with within the time stipulated by the Court and, as such, the compliance is not in the true letter and spirit. 5. On careful perusal of the record, it reveals that admittedly there is delay in implementing the order of the Court in its true letter and spirit within time stipulated by the Court. In fact, this Court number of times advised the respondents to be more careful and conscious in implementing the orders of the Court within the time stipulated. However, it appears that there is no change in the attitude of the officers. In the present case also admittedly there is delay. When this Court asked the respondents who are present before this 4 Court about the delay occurred in implementing the orders of the Court, they tendered their unconditional apology. 6. Taking into consideration of the unconditional apology tendered by them as bonafide, this Court intends to take lenient view against them in this contempt case to meet the ends of justice. 7. Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. 8. It is made it clear that the respondents shall be more careful and vigilant in implementing the orders of this Court in its true letter and spirit in future. 9. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND Date: 06.03.2026 JLV 5 182 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.8 of 2024 Dt.06.03.2026 JLV