APHC010479692024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] TUESDAY, THE 28th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4735/2024 Between: 1. TANNER MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, VIJAYAWADA, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SMT. INDUPALLI VIJAYA KUMARI, AGED 64 YEARS, R/O D.NO.5-31/1, SRI VENKATA SAI RESIDENCY, PLOT NO. FF-34, BESIDES MAHENDRA CAR SHOWROOM, PRASADAMPADU, VIJAYAWADA KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI KONA SASIDHAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY(SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRI VIJAY RAMA RAJU, COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. SMT TAHERA SULTANA, DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, VIJAYAWADA URBAN VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...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 may be pleased to punish the respondents under Section 10 to 2 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of the orders dt.20.07.2024 passed in W.P.No.15403 of 2024 in the interest of Justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAJA DAMOJI RAO Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO CONTEMPT CASE No.4735 of 2024 ORDER: The present contempt case is filed for non-compliance of the order dated 20.07.2024, passed in W.P.No.15403 of 2024, wherein this Court disposed of the writ petition with following directions: “..i. The respondent-authorities are hereby directed to permit the petitioners-institutions to fill up all the Aided vacancies in terms of G.O.Ms.No.1, Education, dated 01.01.1994 and also as per the Schedule prescribed under Sections 19 & 25 of the Act, 2009; ii. In future also, whenever vacancies arise, the institutions have to make applications to the Competent authorities for filling up the vacancies; iii. On such applications, the Competent authorities shall inform the institution about the availability of qualified surplus staff, within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of application and allot said surplus staff on permanent basis; iv. If surplus staff are not available, the Competent authority shall inform the same and permit the petitioners-institutions to fill up the vacancies in accordance with the above said Rule, preferably within a period of two (02) months; v. So far as minority institutions are concerned, the above procedure is not applicable insofar as allotment of surplus staff are concerned, in view of the Judgments of Division Bench of this Court rendered in Modern High School, Zamisthanpur V. Government of Andhra Pradesh and Others1 and Ester Axene Res. High School and Others V. State of Andhra Pradesh and Others2. vi. The entire exercise shall be completed by the respondent- authorities within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order;..” 2. Learned counsel for respondents furnished proceedings dated 23.06.2026, wherein it transpires that five posts were adjusted on permanent basis and two posts are to be recruited through Direct Recruitment. The Regional Joint Director of School Education, Zone-II, Kakinada, is the competent authority in respect of 1 2002 (1) ALD 96 2 MANU/AP/0045/2019 4 High Schools and a detailed report has already been submitted to the Regional Joint Director of School Education, zone-II, Kakinada vide Lr.Rc.No.102/C2/2025, dated 09.06.2026 for filling of two posts i.e., one School Assistant Hindi and one PET through Direct Recruitment, after adjustment of five surplus teachers allotted to the Tanner Memorial High School, Vijayawada. 3. Therefore, the present Contempt Case is closed. However, the petitioner is directed to approach the Regional Joint Director of School Education, Zone-II, Kakinada, for filling of two posts i.e., one School Assistant Hindi and one PET. The Regional Joint Director of School Education, Zone-II, Kakinada, is directed to pass appropriate orders, as per proceedings, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, interlocutory applications, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 28.07.2026 KBN 5 16 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Contempt Case No.4734 of 2024 28.07.2026 KKBBNN