Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010072792026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] TUESDAY, THE 14th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 667/2026 Between: 1. K R SURYANARAYANA, S/O K.V.N. SARMA (LATE) AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, SUPERINTENDENT AT O/O CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (CCST), KUNCHANAPALLI, GUNTURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH RIO 23-36-4A, JAGARLAMUDI STREET, LAKSHMI NAGAR, SATYANRAYANAPURAM, VIJAYAWADA,ANDHRA PRADESH-520011 ...PETITIONER AND 1. PIYUSH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPT. OF COMMERCIAL TAX (FINANCE),SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATI-522238 2. A BABU IAS, CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (CCST) GOVT. OF ANDHRA PRADESH, DOOR NO.12, 468-4, ADJACENT TO NH 16 SERVICE ROAD, KUNCHANAPALLI, TADEPALLE, ANDHRA PRADESH 522501 2 ...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 pleased to punish the respondent herein under the Sec.10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for willful, wanton, deliberate violation of the Order of this Hon'ble Court dated 31.12.2025, passed W.P. No.36103 of 2025 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KANDERI CHETHAN Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. RAMALINGESWARA RAO KOCHARLA KOTA The Court made the following: Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY C.C.No.667 of 2026 O R DE R: This contempt case is filed for non-compliance of the order dated 31.12.2025 in I.A.No.1 of 2025 in W.P.No.36103 of 2025. 2. This Court taking note of the submissions in the writ petition, passed interim order directing the Respondents to give effect to the DPC proceedings held in July/August, 2025 insofar as Petitioner is concerned for promotion/appointment by transfer to the post of Superintendant Grade-I (Gezetted). As the said order is not complied, present contempt case is filed. 3. Sri Ramalingeswara Rao Kocharlakota, learned standing counsel, passed on the original file of DPC and contended that no recommendation was made in so far as the Petitioner is concerned. 4. This Court had perused the record that is produced and noticed that there is no recommendation for promotion/appointment by transfer to the post of Superintendant Grade-I (Gazetted) insofar as Petitioner is concerned. Learned counsel for the Petitioner also perused the record. After perusal, 4 the Original DPC record is returned to the learned counsel for the Respondents. 5. In that view of the matter, this Court is of the opinion that no contempt is made out and accordingly, the contempt case is closed. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions if any shall stand dismissed. ___________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 14.07.2026 KLP