APHC010681262022 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: 6289/2022 Between: 1. SARASWATHI CONSTRUCTIONS, PLOT NO. 111, VSS NANDADEEP APPARTMENT, MEDCHAL ROAD, HYDERABAD, REP BY. J PULLAIAH, S/O J RAMAKRISHNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC . BUSINESS, R/O CHERLAKOTTUR VILLAGE, VELDURTHY MANDAL, KURNOOL DIST. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SHASHI BHUSHAN KUMAR I A S, SPECIAL PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, OF IRRIGATION (WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT), DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLURMANDAL, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. S S RAWAT, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SRI P KOTESHWAR RAO IAS, DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION , KURNOOL DISTRICT 4. SRI B NAGESHWAR RAO, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. P RAMESH KUMAR REDDY, THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S (P) SUB DIVISION, DHONE, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2 ...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 punish the respondents under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971, for their willful disobedience of the order of this Hon'ble Court dated 17.10.2022 passed in W.P. No. 33648 of 2022 and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 dispense with filling of the certified copies of orders dated 17.10.2022 in W.P.No. 33648 of 2022 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PRASANTHI GUDE Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. RAMA RAO KOCHIRI 2. KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI 3. TENNETI PRABHU DASU 4. S SIVA KUMARI 5. OMKAR D The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.6289 of 2022 ORDER: This contempt case is filed complaining the wilful disobedience of the order dated 17.10.2022 in W.P.No.33648 of 2022 and batch 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 5 187 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.6289 of 2022 Dt.06.03.2026 JLV