M/S Kmr Constructions Vs Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar,Ias — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

M/S Kmr Constructions Vs Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar,Ias — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No punishment or directions issued; contempt case closed recording compliance, with no order as to costs; pending Miscellaneous Petitions directed to stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents have complied with this Court's orders dated 20.11.2023 in W.P.No.24405 of 2023 such that no further orders are required to be passed in the contempt case.

Court's answer

Recording the submissions of learned counsel for the respondents (that the orders dated 20.11.2023 in W.P.No.24405 of 2023 have been complied with and no further orders are required) and the confirmation by learned counsel for the petitioner that the orders stand complied with, this Court closed Contempt Case No.1033 of 2024 with no order as to costs, directing that Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati — Contempt Case No.1033 of 2024 (single Judge: Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda; decided 11.08.2025). M/s KMR Constructions, rep. by its Managing Partner K Madhusudhana Reddy, sought initiation of contempt proceedings under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the then Special Chief Secretary (Irrigation/Water Resources) Shashi Bhushan Kumar, Principal Secretary (Finance) Shamsheer Singh Rawat, Superintendent Engineer (Irrigation Circle, Nellore) P Krishna Mohan and Executive Engineer (Nellore Central Division) K Naga Raju — with their successor officers G Sai Prasad, Peeysh Kumar and S Desi Nayak impleaded as RR 5 to 7 by order dated 07.02.2025 in IA No.2 of 2024 — for alleged deliberate, intentional and willful violation of this Court's orders dated 20.11.2023 in W.P.No.24405 of 2023. At the hearing, learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the orders had been complied with and that no further orders were required; learned counsel for the petitioner likewise confirmed compliance. Recording both submissions, the Court closed the contempt case with no order as to costs and directed that Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending therein stand closed.

APHC010080902024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

MONDAY, T HE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO T H OUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1033 OF 2024

Between:

M/S KMR CONSTR U CTIONS, Rep. by its Managing Partner K Madhusudhana Reddy, S / o. Malakonda Reddy, Aged about 63 y ears, Occ Contractor, R/o.Main Road , Dandavari Street, Singapeta, Allur, S P SR Nellore District, Pincode 524315.

...Petitioner

AND

SRI SHASHI BHUSHAN KUMAR IAS, Spl Chief Secretary o f Irrigation (Water Resources Depart m ent) Department, Secretariat, Amar a vati,Guntur District. (R-1)

Sri Shamsheer Sing h Rawat IAS, Principal Secretary o f Finance Department, Secretariat, A maravati, Guntur District. (R-2)

Sri P Krishna Mohan, S uperintendent Engineer, Irrigation Cir c le, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District. (R-3)

Sri K Naga Raju, Exec u tive Engineer, Nellore Central Divisi o n, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District. (R-4

Sri G Sai Prasad I A S, (Present) Pricipal Secretary, S p ecial Chief Secretary of Irrigation a nd Water Resources Department, secretariat, Amaravati, Guntur District.

Sri Peeysh Kumar I A S, (Present) Pricipal Secretary of Finace Department, secretariat, Amaravati, Guntur District.

Sri S Desi Nayak, (Present) Superintendent Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District. RR 5 to 7 Impleded as per Court Order dt.07.02.2025. Vide IA No.2 of 2024 in CC No.1033 of 2024.

...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 be pleased to please to direct notices to the Respondents herein and punish them for contempt of courts of the Honble High court for deliberate, intentional and willful violation of the orders of this Honble Court dated 20.11.2023 passed in WP No.24405 of 2023 by the Lordships Mr. JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act and to pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2024

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 pleased to dispense with filing of the Certified Copies of Orders of this Honble Court dated 20.11.2023 passed in WP No.24405 of 2023 and pass

IA NO: 2 OF 2024

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 implead the Proposed Respondent Nos. 5, 6 & 7 as party Respondent Nos. 5, 6 & 7 to the contempt proceedings and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner: BATHALA RAMESH

Counsel for the Respondents: RAMA RAO KOCHIRI Counsel for the Respondents:S SIVA KUMARI

The Court made the following order:

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

CONTEMPT CASE NO:1033 of 2024

ORDER:

This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 20.11.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.24405 of 2023.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the respondents have complied with the orders dated 20.11.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.24405 of 2023 and hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the contempt case.

On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioner(s) also confirmed that the orders of this Court are complied with by the respondents.

Recording the said submissions, the Contempt Case is closed. There

shall be no order as to costs.

Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt

case shall stand closed.

________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J

11.08.2025 KKV

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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

(closed)

Contempt Case No.1033 of 2024

11.08.2025 KKV