Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement :02.07.2026 Date of uploading :09.07.2026 APHC010528202025 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: 2895/2025 Between: 1. KUNAREDDY RAMA RAO, , S/O KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED 67, RETIRED AS PROHIBITION AND EXCISE INSPECTOR, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, R/O VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI MUKESH KUMAR MEENA IAS, THE SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE (EXCISE) DEPARTMENT, 4TH BLOCK, A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI RAHUL DEV SHARMA IPS, THE COMMISSIONER, P AND E DEPARTMENT STATE OF A.P., PRASADAMPADU, 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 punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the specific direction of this Honble High Court given in W.P.No.15370 of 2024 vide order dated 13-08-2024 and the deliberate action of not releasing 9percent interest on the delayed payment of retirement benefits 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: :: ORDER :: Heard Sri Chilamkurthi Satya Dev Naidu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri G.Raju, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The above contempt case is filed complaining about the violation of the order dated 13.08.2024 in W.P.No.15370 of 2024. 3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Chilamkurthi Satya Dev Naidu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri G.Raju, learned counsel for the respondents, would collectively submit that order dated 13.08.2024 in W.P.No.15370 of 2024, 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 72 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2895/2025 Date: 02.07.2026 SNI