Date of reserved for orders/judgment: - Date of pronouncement: 10-07-2026 Date of uploading : APHC010509902022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE 10th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 3755 OF 2022 Between: 1. P. Ghouse Mohiddin Khan,, S/o. Late P. Abdul Rawoof Khan Aged 52 years, Occ. Business, R/o. H. No. 13/366, Md. Rahamathullah Street. Kadapa-516001, Andhra Pradesh ...Petitioner AND 1. Sri V G Venkat Reddy, The Director of Mines and Geology Anjaneya Towers, lbrahimpatnam, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Smt V Nagini, The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Kurnool District Andhra Pradesh ...Respondents 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 issue contempt proceedings against the Respondents and punish them for willful disobedience of the interim order passed by this Hon'ble Court in I.A.NO. 1 of 2022 in W.P. No. 5433 of 2022 dated 04.03.2022 under contempt of Court's Act 1971 in the interest of justice and pass 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: VENKAT REDDY DONTHI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: SYED KHADER MASTAN The Court made the following order: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.3755 of 2022 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed against the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order, dated 04.03.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.No.5433 of 2022, wherein, this Court directed the respondents therein to maintain Status-quo as on that day, in all respects, with regard to the subject property, pending further orders. 2. During the course of hearing today, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the main Writ Petition itself is dismissed as withdrawn, by order, dated 30.01.2026. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner also endorsed the same. 4. In view of the above factual position, as already the Writ Petition itself is dismissed as withdrawn, in our considered view, no further adjudication is required in the present Contempt Case. 5. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. 6. No order as to costs. 4 Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the Contempt Case shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND Date: 10.07.2026 PKR Speaking Yes/No / Recorded Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND 66 CONTEMPT CASE No.3755 of 2022 Date: 10.07.2026 PKR