APHC010027172026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE 7th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 296 OF 2026 Between: 1. Padala Hanuman Venkata Sathi Reddy,, S/o, PadalaMallikaijuna Reddy, Aged about 54 years, R/o H,No, 1-25, Karri Vari Street, Gopalapuram, Dr, B.R, Ambedkar Konaseema District, ...Petitioner AND 1. Mr G Sai Prasad, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and CAD Department, Secretariat, Amaravathi,velagapudi Guntur District, A,P, 2. Mr Peeyush Kumar, Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, Secretariat, Amaravathi, Velagapudi Guntur District, A,P, 3. Mr R Mahesh Kumar, District Collector,amalapuram, Dr, B,R, AmbedkarKonaseema District, 4. Mr K Gopinath, Superintending Engineer, Godavari Central Division,Amalapuram, Dr, B,R, AmbedkarKonaseema District, 5. Mr K Venkateshwar Rao, Executive Engineer,Godavari Central Division Amalapuram,Dr, B,R, Ambedkar Konaseema District, ...Respondents 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 2 VS,J C.C.No.296 of 2026 be pleased to pleased to punish the respondents herein U/s 10 to 12 of Contempt of Court for willful disobedience of the order of this Honble Court passed in W.P.No.5574 of 2024 dated 04-08-2025 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 dispense with personal appearance of the Respondent No. 1 on 07.08.2026 in C.C No.296 of 2026 and pass IA NO: 2 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 dispense with the personal appearance of Respondent No.2 on 07.08.2026, as directed by this Honble Court vide order dated 10.07.2026, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: M KARIBASAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: SOMA RAJU YELISETTI The Court made the following 3 VS,J C.C.No.296 of 2026 ORDER: This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.5574 of 2024, dated 04.08.2025. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder: “…..since the bills claimed by the petitioner is an admitted bills, instead of keeping the writ petition pending, this Court feels it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition by directing the respondents to pay the admitted bill amounts to the petitioner with respect to the works done, in accordance with the quality control certificate issued by the respondents, within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order….” 2. Today when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the respondents/contemnors furnished a copy of Letter No.FIN01- FMU0MISC/350/2022(1778130), dated 07.08.2026, issued by the 2nd respondent, wherein it is stated that the Finance Department has received the following bills in respect of the present contempt case and the same have been cleared. The details are as follows: Bill No. Net amount (Rs.) Payment Status 2026-7882207 10,02,482/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868856, dated 06.08.2026 2026-7910345 22,71,719/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868862, dated 06.08.2026 2026-7792993 8,10,231/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868865, dated 06.08.2026 2026-7897611 9,00,395/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868859, dated 06.08.2026 4 VS,J C.C.No.296 of 2026 2026-7899255 14,22,300/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868861, dated 06.08.2026 2026-7903903 62,079/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868863, dated 06.08.2026 2026-7895675 13,62,394/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868864, dated 06.08.2026 2026-7908273 15,77,747/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868857, dated 06.08.2026 2026- 71001943 7,53,571/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868866, dated 06.08.2026 2026-7986313 9,48,610/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868860, dated 06.08.2026 2026-7985656 4,48,728/- /XUTR/RBISH00783868858, dated 06.08.2026 3. Therefore, learned counsel for the respondents/contemnors requested this Court to close the contempt case. 4. Recording the above submissions and, in view of the fact that the amounts have been cleared by the respondents in favour of the petitioner, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 07.08.2026 KGR