Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 10-07-2026 Date of uploading : 15-07-2026 APHC010025582026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] FRIDAY, THE 10th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 256/2026 Between: 1. B. KESAVACHARI, S/O LATE B. KRISHNAMACHARI, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O MOLAKALACHERUVU TOWN AND MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, ERSTWHILE CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2. M. SIVAPRASAD REDDY, S/O M. RAJA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O MOLAKALACHERUVU TOWN AND MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, ERSTWHILE CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. SIVA NARAYANA SHARMA, The Joint Collector, Chittoor. ...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 direct the notices to the respondents/Contemnors herein and punish the Respondents/Contemnors under Secs. 10 to 12 of The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for deliberate, intentional and willful violation of the orders of this Honble Court, Dt.27.01.2025 passed in W.P.No. 12759 of 2020 and 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 May be pleased to amend the cause title with regard to the 2 Respondent/Contemnor as ‘Sri Siva Narayana Sharma, The Joint Collector, Madanapalle, Annamayya District’ instead of Sri Siva Narayana Sharma, The Joint Collector, Chittoor and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Contemnor: 1. K M KRISHNA REDDY The Court made the following: 3 ORDER:- It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.12759 of 2020 dated 27.01.2025, have been complied with. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks liberty to challenge the proceedings of the Joint Collector, Chittoor, dated 10.02.2020. 3. In view of the same, the contempt case is closed with liberty as prayed for. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Dated: 10.07.2026 ANI Whether the order is: Speaking ☑ Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable ☑ 4 113 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA CONTEMPT CASE NO:256 of 2026 Dated: 10.07.2026 ANI