Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010348952026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY, THE 27th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2540/2026 Between: 1. M.CHINNA RAO, S/O LATE KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED 65 YEARS, OCC RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, O/O EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, VISAKHAPATNAM DIVISION, H.NO. 12- 15-47/6, ROYLA ENCLAVE APARTMENT, NOOKAMBIKA TEMPLE STREET, ANAKAPALLY. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI M L N VARA PRASAD, The Engineer-in-Chief (Admn) State of A.P. Water Resources Department Jalasoudha Building, Irrigation Compound, Governorpet, Vijayawada.520002 ...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 punish the respondent herein under Section 10 to 12 of Contempt Courts Act for willfully violation of the final orders of this Honble Court in W.P.No.2995/2023 dated 23- 07-2025 and may pass 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M R TAGORE Counsel for the Contemnor: 1. 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.2540 of 2026 O R DE R: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that pursuant to the order of this Court, the amount payable to the Petitioner was paid and nothing survives for adjudication of the contempt case. 2. Noting the said submission, the contempt case is closed. No order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 27.07.2026 KLP