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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY, THE 2nd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1599/2025 Between:
1. VASAKA GOPI, S/O.SUBRAMANYAM, AGE 59 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G NO.1068) DENDULURU P.S. ELURU UNIT
2. BHUMIREDDY RAMAKRISHNA, S/O. MUTYALU, AGE 58 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO.906) DENDULURU P.S., ELURU UNIT, W.G.DISTRICT. 3. MALLIDI SRINIVASA REDDY, S/O. SURYANARAYANA REDDY AGE 57 YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (G.NO.594) ATTILI P.S., W.G. DISTRICT. 4. GEDDA NAMHA SIVAYYA, S/O. SUBBA RAO, AGE 59 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO.813) PALAKOLLU TOWN, W.G. DISTRICT. 5. G.N.N.S. RAO, S/O. VENKATA RAO, AGE 58 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (G.NO.985) PALAKOLLU TOWN, W.G.
DISTRICT. 6. MUMMIDIVARAPU YESUPADAM, S/O. NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGE 59 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO. 190) PENUMANTRA, W.G. DISTRICT. 7. KOLAMURI SATYANARAYANA, S/O. NARASAIAH, AGE 57 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G. NO. 1532) JRG. TRAFFIC,
ELURU UNIT. M 1 TOWN P.S. W.G.DISTRICT
8. KADALI BALAKRISHNA, S/O.NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGE 57 YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO. 1534) AAKIVEEDU P.S. W.G. DISTRICT. 9. CH.SHESHAVATARAM, S/O. VENKATA RANGA RAO AGE 59 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO.1525) BHIMAVARA
10. LANKAPALI PRASAD, S/O, SANJEEVARAO (LATE) AGE 55 YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (G. NO. 1572) GREYHOUNDS, VSP, ELURU UNIT
11. KILARI SRINIVASARAO, S/O. NAGESWARA RAO AGE 53 YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (G.NO. 1550) SAMISRIGUDEM E.G. DISTRICT
12. PASUPULETI SATYANARAYANA, S/O VENKATARAO AGE 59 YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G. NO. 1580) TADEPALLIGUDEM TOWN W.G. DISTRICT. 13. SATYAWADA SATYANARAYANA, S/O. MUTYAM, AGE 56 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (G.NO. 1588) TALLAPUDI, E.G. DISTRICT. 14. ALLADI DURGA PRASAD, S/O, TATAYYA, AGE 58 YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO. 1589) PENTAPADU, W.G. DISTRICT. 15. BALE SRINIVASARAO, S/O.SATYANARAYANA, AGE 59YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO. 1602) PEDAVEGI ELLURU UNIT
16. MEDISETTI VENKATA APPARAO, S/O TATARAO, AGE 59YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO. 1611) UNDI WG DISTRICT
17. MATHANGI JEEVARATNAM, S/O.POTHURAJU, AGE 54YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO. 1617) ELURU RURAL. ELURU UNIT
18. MULAGALA RAMAKRISHNA, S/O, VENKATA RATNAM, AGE 59YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (G.NO. 1045)
UNDRAJAVARAM, E.G. DISTRICT. 19. RAYUDU KRISHNA RAO, S/O. HANUMANTHU RAO, AGE 55 YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (G.NO.2202) YELAMANCHILI, W.G.DISTRIC
...PETITIONER(S) AND
1.
K PRATAP SHIVA KISHORE IPS, Superintendent of Police Eluru, Eluru District
...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 Respondents / contemnors under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Court Act for deliberately, willfully and Intentionally violating the orders passed by the Honble High Court in W.P. No.516/2025 dated 8.1.2025 for not granting correct notional fixation of seniority in the cadre of Head Constable and not granting promotion to A.S.I., on par with their juniors in the interest of justice and to pas IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to permit the petitioners to file this I.A., along with Proceedings of Superintendent of Police, Palnadu, dated 25-11-2024, Proceedings of Superintendent of Police, Kakinada, dated 25-7-2025 and the Proceedings of the Superintendent of Police, Nellore, dated 24-5-2025, through which notional seniority was granted to the Writ Petitioners therein from 28-2-2014 in respect of Kakinada and from 2014, in respect of Nellore, in the CC., in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1. P V RAMANA Counsel for the Contemnor:
1. G RAJU
The Court made the following:
:: ORDER ::
Heard Sri P.V.Ramana, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri G.Raju, learned counsel for the respondent. 2. The above contempt case is filed complaining about the violation of the
order dated 08.01.2025 in W.P.No.516 of 2025.
3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri P.V.Ramana,
learned counsel for the petitioners , would submit that the order dated 08.01.2025 in W.P.No.516 of 2025, has been complied with.
4. Recording the same, the contempt case is closed. No costs.
As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.
____________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 02.07.2026 SNI Whether the order is:
Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No
74 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI
CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1599/2025
Date: 02.07.2026 SNI