APHC010678622025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4008/2025 Between: 1. GADIYARAM SUJATHA, W/O. LATE A.V. SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC SCHOOL ASSISTANT - ENGLISH, R/O. D.NO. 17-992-31, MADHURA RESIDENCY, VENUGOPAL NAGAR, ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. KONA SASIDHAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 3RD BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, ROOM NO 267, A.P SECRETARIAT OFFICE, VELAGAPUDI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRI VIJAY RAMA RAJU V I A S, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, D.NO.7-104, SRI ANJANEYA TOWERS, B-BLOCK, 4TH FLOOR, N.T.T.P.S. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, N.T.R. DISTRICT. 3. SRI SAMUEL, REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, ZONE-IV, KADAPA REGION, NAGARAJUPETA, KADAPA, Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT. 4. SRI PRASAD BABU, THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPUR 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 pleased to take cognizance of the contempt committed by the Contemnors/Respondents herein and punish them with maximum imprisonment under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 r/w Article 215 of the Constitution of India for utter disobedience and disregard shown to the Orders passed by the Honble A.P High Court dated 17.07.2025 passed in W.P. No. 17885 of 2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 2 1. G V L MURTHY The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Contempt Case No.4008 of 2025 ORDER: 1. The present Contempt Case is filed for non-compliance of the Order, dated 17.07.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.17885 of 2025, wherein this Court had directed the Respondent-Authorities to reconsider the Petitioner for posting, as per the availability and vacancy rules, within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 2. It was submitted that, pursuant thereto, the District Educational Officer, Ananthapuramu vide orders in Lr.Rc.No.876/A5/2025, dated 11.03.2026 had rejected the case of the Petitioner. 3. In that view, the Contempt Case is closed, giving liberty to the Petitioner to challenge the above referred orders in an independently constituted Writ Petition. 4. No order as to costs. 5. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 11.03.2026 chs 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 37 Contempt Case No.4008 of 2025 Date: 11.03.2026 chs