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APHC010228052026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE 7th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1772/2026 Between:
1. KOPPISETTI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. KOPPISETTI SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR R/O. D. NO. 1-63, UPPUMILLI VILLAGE, KAJULURU MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER AND
1. G SAI PRASAD, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION AND CAD WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS
VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
3. SRI M N HARENDHIRA PRASAD I A, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, (IRRIGATION WING) KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT.
4. SRI G SRINIVASA RAO, THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, DOWLESWARAM,
EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.
5. SRI M VV KISHORE, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, DRAINAGE DIVISION, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT.
...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
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be pleased to punish the respondents U/s. 10 and 12 of contempts of Court Acts for willful and deliberate violation of Final order passed in WP No 30998/2025 dated 25.11.2025 by Learned Single Judge and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. ANNAMNEEDI BALAKRISHNA Counsel for the Contemnor(S):
1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA
2. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI The Court made the following:
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ORDER:
This Contempt Case is filed for willful violation of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.30998 of 2025 on 25.11.2025, wherein this Court passed the following order:
“….In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, and the directions of this Court in various cases and after hearing the
submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is
disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amounts to the petitioner in accordance with the two quality control certificates i.e., 1.dated 07.08.2025 for a sum of Rs.5,90,644/- and 2.dated 07.08.2025 for a sum of Rs.5,97,243/- issued by the respondents, within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.......…”
2. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the order dated 25.11.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No. 30998 of 2025 has been complied with by the respondents. Therefore, requested this Court to close the contempt case.
3. Recording the above submission, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall also stand closed.
__________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 07.08.2026 KGR