1 APHC010780612018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3565] FRIDAY,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2848/2018 Between: 1. N RAVI VARMA AND 38 OTHERS, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION PALAKOL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2. K VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O VENKATA RAO AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION KOVVURU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 3. BH V SURYANARAYANA RAJU, S/O SATYANARAYANA RAJU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R PI U SUB DIVISION PALAKOL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 4. B CHANTI, S/O DHARMAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION BHIMADOLU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 5. D V SATYANARAYANA RAJU, S/O KRISHNAM RAJU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION BHIMADOLU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 6. B SURAYA RAO, S/O MUSALAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION BHIMADOLU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 7. CH SIVA PRASADA RAJU, S/O RAMAKRISHNN RAJU AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION TANUKU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2 8. P SATYANANDA VARMA, S/O SEETHARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION TANUKU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 9. P VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O NARASIMHA RAO AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION JANGAREDDYGUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 10. N V V S S PRASAD, S/O SESHAGIRI RAO AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION KOVVURU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 11. N S V CHAKRAPANI, S/O SUDHARSHAN RAO AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION BHIMADOLU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 12. M L N S RAMA RAJU, S/O VENKATAPATHI RAJU AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION KOYYALAGUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 13. I NARAYANA MURTHY, S/O APPA RAO AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION AKIVEEDU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 14. N HANUMANTHA RAO, S/O SUBBA RAO AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION UNDRAJAVARAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 15. V LAKSHMANA RAO, S/O VENKATESWARA RAO AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION AKIVEEDU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 16. B DEVARAJU, S/O RAMULU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R P I U BHIMADOLU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 17. R SRINIVASA RAO, S/O NARASIMHAM AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION KOWURU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 18. K.DHANUNJAYA RAO, S/O SADASIVA RAO, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION CHINTHALAPUDI WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 19. M MURALIMOHAN, S/O RAMAMOHANA RAO AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION 3 TADEPALLIGUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 20. D N SATYANARAYANA, S/O RADHAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION PENUMANTRA WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 21. P V BALANANDA RAO, S/O NARASINGA RAO AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION KOYYALAGUDEM WEST GCDAVARI DISTRICT 22. A SRINIVASA RAO, S/O SUBBA RAO AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION UNDRAJAVARAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 23. A RADHA KRISHNA, S/O RAMA RAO AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION UNDRAJAVARAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 24. N V S NAGESWARA RAO, S/O PERAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION TADEPALLIGUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 25. I V K VISWANADHA RAJU, S/O NARASIMHA RAJU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION KOYYALAGUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 26. U VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O PADMANBAHM AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION TADEPALLIGUDEML WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 27. R SRINIVASA RAJU, S/O SHIVARAMA RAJU AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION PALAKOL WEST GODAVARI D STRICT 28. A UMAMAHESWARA RAO, S/O BHIMA RAJU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION NARASPURAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 29. CH SRINIVASA REDDY, S/O PEDAMALLA REDDY AGED ABOUT 46 YEAR OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION PRATHIPADU GUNTUR DISTRICT 30. K RAMESH, S/O VENKAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT 4 31. E DASARADHARAMAIAH, S/O VENKATESWARA RAO AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION VEMURU GUNTUR DISTRICT 32. K SAMBASIVA RAO, S/O VENKATARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION TENALI GUNTUR DISTRICT 33. SK ABDUL NAYEEM, S/O RAHMAN AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS OCC INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION TENALI GUNTUR DISTRICT 34. Y SRIDHAR RAO, S/O RANGA RAO AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION VEMURU GUNTUR DISTRICT 35. D CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY, S/O VENKAT REDDY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R P I O SUB DIVISION TENALI GUNTUR DISTRICT 36. G VASUDEVA RAO, S/O NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION REPALLE GUNTUR DISTRICT 37. K NAGALINGESWARA RAO, S/O SURYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION REPALLE GUNTUR DISTRICT. 38. P SIVARAPRASAD, S/O RAMA RAO AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION GANNAVARAM KRISHNA DISTRICT 39. B KOTESWARA RAO, S/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS OCC WORK INSPECTOR P R SUB DIVISION THIRUVURU KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. SRI K S JAWAHAR REDDY IAS AND 5 OTHERS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT VELGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. SRI R VENKATESWARA RAO, THE ENGINEERINCHIEF PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, STATE OF AP VASUDA 5 COMPLEX GOLLAPUDI ROAD VIJAYAWADA KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. SRI PIYUSH KUMAR LAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT A P SECRETARIAT FLOOR 2ND BLOCK VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT 4. SRI E MANIKYAM, THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PANCHAYAT RAJ CIRCLE OFFICE ELURU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 5. SRI K J NATHANIYAL, THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PANCHAYAT RAJ CIRCLE OFFICE GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT 6. SRI K SHIVA KUMAR, THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PANCHAYAT RAJ CIRCLE OFFICE VIJAYAWADA KRISHNA 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 summon the respondents and to punish them for willful violation of the orders of this Hon'ble court passed in WP.No.14116 of 2018 dated 16.08.2018 under section 10 and 12 of Contempt of Courts Act and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M V PRATAP REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. G RAJU 2. The Court made the following: 6 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO.2848 OF 2018 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand) This Contempt Case is filed complaining willful disobedience of the order, dated 16.08.2018 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.14116 of 2018 wherein this Court directed the respondents therein to give effect and implement the order, dated 13.07.2012 passed by the Tribunal in O.A.No.5281 of 2012 in so far as the petitioners therein are concerned expeditiously and in any event not later than Six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. 2. During the course of hearing of this Contempt Case today, Mr G.Raju, learned counsel appearing for Respondent No.6 on instructions would submit that against the order, dated 16.08.2018 passed in W.P.No.14116 of 2018, the State preferred S.L.P before the Hon’ble Apex Court and the same was dismissed on 10.12.2018. Thereafter, the respondents issued Memo, dated 09.03.2019 implementing the order passed by this Court. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners also endorsed the same. 7 4. In view of the above factual position, in our considered view, no further adjudication is required in this Contempt Case. 5. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND _____________________________ JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA Dated: 20.02.2026 TM 8 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA CONTEMPT CASE NO.2848 OF 2018 Dated: 20.02.2026 TM 9