APHC010306662026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE 11th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2118 OF 2026 Between: 1. Tanneru Nagaratna Kumar,, S/o. Bavoji, Aged about 37 years, R/o. 5-284, Sajjapuram, Santhamagulur, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh- 523302. ...Petitioner AND 1. Kanthilal Dande IAS, S/o Not Known Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.522238 2. Dr K Sreenivasulu IAS, S/o Not Known The Commissioner of Horticulture, Vijayawada, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 520001 3. CM Saikanth Varma IAS, S/o Not Known The District Selection Committee, Chairman/District Collector, Guntur District. 522004 4. B Ravindra Babu, S/o Not Known Deputy Director of Horticulture, Guntur District. 522004 ...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 2 High Court may be pleased to may be pleased to summon the Respondents herein and punish them under Sections 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for wilfully violating the order dated 21.01.2026 in WP.No.27513 of 2025 and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: KALAKOTI SUNIL KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: RAMALINGESWARA RAO KOCHARLA KOTA Counsel for the Respondents: RAMALINGESWARA RAO KOCHARLA KOTA-05885/AP/2124/2000 The Court made the following order: 3 ORDER: The Contempt Case is filed for non-implementation of the order passed by this Court on 21.01.2026 in W.P.No.27513 of 2025 wherein this Court has directed the petitioner ‘to approach the concerned authorities and obtain the relevant certificate. Upon such approach, the authorities shall consider the petitioner’s request based on the record and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law’. After notice, learned counsel appearing for the contemnors has filed reply-affidavit and along with reply he placed the orders of the contemnor no.2 dated 12.5.2026 and the same was communicated to the petitioner. A perusal of the said order shows that the contemnor has considered the case of the petitioner which shows that there is no willful disobedience on the part of the contemnors and hence no contempt case is made out. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. No costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH 11.9.2026 RD 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH CONTEMPT CASE NO.2118 OF 2026 11.9.2026 RD