Date of reserved for orders : nil Date of pronouncement : 03.07.2026 Date of uploading : 07.07.2026 APHC010062002026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] FRIDAY, THE 3rd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN CONTEMPT CASE NO: 593/2026 Between: 1. SRIKAKULAPU VINAY KUMAR, S/O SUBBA RAO, AGED 51 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER/FROMAL MANDAL ENGINEER OFFICER, O/O MPDO PRATHIPADU, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPT, R/O 70-15-47/1 A, SURESH NAGAR CROSS ROAD, NEAR RTO OFFICE, KAKINADA, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SHASHI BHUSHAN KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PR AND RD DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. BALU NAIK ENGINEER INCHIEF, PANCHYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, M.G. ROAD, STATE OF A.P., VIJAYAWADA, NTR 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 may be pleased to punish the respondents for wilful disobedience of the specfic direction of this Hon'ble High Court given in W.P.No. 5512 of 2025 vide order dated 05-03-2025 and the deliberate action of not considering the candidature of the petitioner for promotion to the post 2 of Deputy Executive Engineer is liable for punishment in terms of section 10 to 12 of contempt of courts Act and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHILAMKURTHI SATYA DEV NAIDU Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. G RAJU The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN CONTEMPT CASE NO: 593/2026 ORDER: Learned counsel for the respondents placed on record the written instructions enclosing copy of speaking orders dated 10.07.2025, by which, the respondents have considered the claim of the writ petitioner for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer and rejected. 2. It is stated that by way of aforesaid speaking orders, request has been rejected. 3. Copy of the proceedings is provided to the learned counsel for the petitioner as well. 4. In that view of the matter as orders in the writ petition stands complied, the contempt case is closed with liberty to the petitioner to workout remedies in accordance with Law. 5. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Date: 03.07.2026 GVK Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 4 36 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN CONTEMPT CASE No: 593 of 2026 Date: 03.07.2026 GVK