Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010012562026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY, THE 29th DAY OF JUNE 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 69/2026 Between: 1. ANCHA MALLIKARJUNA RAO, S/O. ANCHA VENKATESWARULU, R/O. H.NO. 289A, GANKAPUDI VILLAGE, PRATHIPADU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522019 ...PETITIONER AND 1. SESHU BHUSHAN KUMAR, S / O. NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN OCC PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. PEEYUSH KUMAR, S/O. NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN OCC PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. G SRINIVASULU, S / O. NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN OCC SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. N SAMPATH KUMA, S/O. NOT KNOWN, AGE NOT KNOWN OCC EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, GUNTUR, 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 punish the Respondents herein under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willfully and intentionally disobeying the order dated 04.08.2022 passed in W.P.No.22516 of 2022 and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 condone the delay of 824 days on filing the above Contempt case and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAVITEJA PADIRI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. RAMA RAO KOCHIRI The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 69/2026 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 04.08.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.No.22516 of 2022. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the respondents submits that pending the contempt case, the respondents paid the entire demanded amount and excess amount of Rs.1,63,000/- in the form of interest. To that effect written instructions dated 29.06.2026 are also furnished. Therefore, no further orders are required to be passed in the contempt case. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not refute the same. 5. Recording the said submission, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 29.06.2026 BSP/TPS Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Recorded Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 4 17 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA (closed) CONTEMPT CASE NO: 69/2026 29.06.2026 BSP/TPS