1 APHC010691782025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 12/2026 Between: 1. E. RAGHAVENDRA KUMAR, S/O. MALLIKARJUNA SETTY, AGE 40 YEARS, OCC JUNIOR ASSISTANT, O/O. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE (R), NANDYAL DIVISION, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. MANAZIR JEELANI SAMOON IAS, I.A.S., Commissioner Director, Agriculture Cooperation Department, Old Mirchi Yard, Nallapadu Road, Chuttagunta, Guntur, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh-522004. ...CONTEMNOR 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 summon and punish the respondent U/Secs.10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for their willful disobedience towards the interim order dt. 17-07-2023 passed in WP No.17412 of 2023 by this Honble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PEETA RAMAN Counsel for the Contemnor: 2 1. RAMALINGESWARA RAO KOCHARLA KOTA The Court made the following: ORDER: The present contempt case is filed for willful disobedience of the interim order dated 17.07.2023, passed by this Court in W.P.No.17412 of 2023, wherein this Court directed to consider the memo issued by the 1st respondent to take appropriate action. 2. After notice, the respondents have filed their counter. Along with the counter, the respondents have also filed the speaking orders passed on 12.08.2023. In view of the same, this court is of the opinion that there is no willful disobedience on the part of the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner requested to give liberty to assail the said speaking orders in the court of law. 4. Accordingly, the contempt case is closed giving liberty to the petitioner to assail the speaking order dated 12.08.2023, passed by the respondents in appropriate court of law. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. _____________ D. RAMESH,J Date:06.03.2026 Gk. 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. RAMESH 41 CONTEMPT CASE No.12 OF 2026 Date:06.03.2026 Gk