L Rama Siva Reddy Vs Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar IAS — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

L Rama Siva Reddy Vs Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar IAS — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

THURSDAY,THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 124 OF 2024

Contempt Case under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of^CourtsAct 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to summon the respondents herein before this Hon ble Court and punish them for willfully and deliberately disobeying the orders passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No. 16937 of 2023 dated 08-11-2023.

Between:

L Rama Siva Reddy, s/o Eswara reddy, aged about 61 years, r/o 26-227, Rithwik Enclave, AK Nagar, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District

...PETITIONER/PETITIONER

AND

Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar IAS, Principal Secretary, Water Resource Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.

Sri Shamsher Singh Rawat IAS, Principal Secretary, Finance

Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District

Sri Srinivasulu, IAS, The Joint Collector and Project Administrator KORGRP and PVSP, Prakasam District, Ongole

Sri R Muralinatha Reddy, The Chief Engineer and DWRO, Prakasam District, Ongole.

Sri Abuthaleem, The Superintending Engineer, Construction Circle Ongole, Prakasam District.

Sri V Prabhakar, The Executive Engineer, Investigation Division, Cumbum, Prakasam District.

Sri G Sai Prasad I A S, Principal Secretary Water Resources Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur^District

Sri Peeyush Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Finance Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.

(RR 7 and 8 are impleaded as per Court Order dated^11-12-2024 vide I.A. No. 5 of 2024 in C.C No. 124 of 2024

...RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT NO. 1,2 & 4 TO 7 IN WP NO. 16937 OF 2023)

lA NO: 4 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to delete the name of the 6th respondent in the above contempt case lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Rule 18 of Contempt of Courts Rules praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to dispense with personal appearance of the Respondent No.1 on-22-01-2025 vide orders made in CC No. 124 of 2024 in WPNo. 16937 of 2023.

lA NO: 2 OF 2025

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 to permit the petitioner to file the 1) Copy of Payment Details dated 22-01-2025, 2) Copy of G.O.Rt No.233 dated 17-09-2024, 3) Copy^of Final Order dated 08-11-2023, 4) Copy of M.book dated 13-02-2023 5) Copy^ofGORtNo. 2451 dated 07-10-2020 6) Copy of GO Rt No.266 dated 15-02-2021 7) Copy of Comparison Statement as additional material paper in CC. No. 124 of 2024.

Counsel for the Petitioner : SMT. KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondents Nos.1, 3 to 6, : SMT. S.^SIVAKUMARI Counsel for the Respondents No. 2 : SRI C. SUMON Counsel for the Respondent No. 7 : SMT. Y. SUSHMA Counsel for the Respondent No.8 : SRI P. NAGARAJU

The Court made the following ORDER :

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 124/2024

Between:

1.L RAMA SIVA REDDY, S/0 ESWARA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/0 26-2-27, RITHWIK ENCLAVE, AK NAGAR, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT

...PETITIONER

AND

1.SRI SHASHI BHUSHAN KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2.SRI SHAMSHER SINGH RAWAT I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

3.SRI SRINIVASULU I A S, THE JOINT COLLECTOR AND PROJECT ADMINISTFATOR KORGRP AND PVSP, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ONGOLE

4.SRI R MURALINATHA REDDY, THE CHIEF ENGINEER AND DWRO PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ONGOLE.

5.SRI ABUTHALEEM, THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTION CIRCLE, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.

6.SRI V PRABHAKAR, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, INVESTIGATION DIVISION, CUMBUM PRAKASAM DISTRICT.

7.SRI G SAI PRASAD I A S, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WATER

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RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDl AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT

8.SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDl AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT RR 7 AND 8 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 11 12 2024 VIDE I A NO 5 OF 2024 IN C C NO 124^OF2024

...CONTEIVINOR(S):

Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts^{Act1971praying} that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file^{hereintheHighCourt} may be pleased to pleased to summon the respondents herein^{beforethisHon'ble} Court and punish them for willfully and deliberately^{disobeyingtheorders} passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No. 16937 of 2023^{dated08-11-2023and} grant

lA NO: 1 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the petition,^{theHighCourtmaybepleased} pleased to dispense with the filing of Original copy^{aswellasXeroxcopyof} the order dated 08-11-2023 passed in WP No. 16937 of^2023andpass

lA NO: 2 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the petition,^the High^Court may be pleased pleaded to dispense with the personal appearance of^{theRespondentNo.1} on 24.07.2024 vide orders made in C.C.No. 124 of 2024^{inW.P.NO.16937of} 2023, dt. 19.06.2024 and to pass lA NO: 3 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the petition,^the High^Court may be pleased may be pleased to dispense with the personal appearance^{oftherespondent} No.1 on 28-08-2024 vide orders made in CC.No. 124 of²⁰²⁴ in WP.No. 16937 of 2023 dt. 24-07-2024 and to pass

lA NO: 4 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the petition,^theHigh Court may be pleased

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may be pleased to delete the name of the 6th respondent in the above contempt case and pass

lA NO: 5 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to implead the proposed implead respondents R7 and R8 as Party Respondent Nos. 7 and 8 in the contempt case no. 124 of 2024 to punish them for willfully and deliberately disobeying the orders passed by this Hon’ble Court in W.P No. 16937 of 2023 dated 08-11-2023 and pass.

lA NO: 6 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} 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 the Respondent No.1 on 11-12-2024 vide orders made in CC.No. 124 of 2024, in WP.No. 16937 of 2023 dt. 13-11-2024 and to pass

lA NO: 7 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} 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.3 on 11-12-2024 in CC.no. 124 of 2024 in WP.No. 16937 of 2023 on 13-112024 in the interest of justice

lA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} 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 22-01-2025 vide orders made in CC No. 124 of 2024 in WP No. 16937 of 2023 and to pass

lA NO: 2 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Pleased to to permit the petitioner to file the 1) Copy of Payment Details dated 22- 01-2025, 2) Copy of G.O.Rt No. 233 dated 17-09-2024, 3) Copy of Final Order dated 08-11-2023, 4) Copy of M.book dated 13-02-2023 5) Copy of GO Rt No. 2451 dated 07-10-2020 6) Copy of GO Rt^No. 266 dated 15-

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02-2021 7) Copy of Comparison Statement as additional^{materialpaperin} CC. No. 124 of 2024 and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.KAVITHA GOTTI PATI

Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

1.NAGARAJU PULLAGURA

2.SUSHMA YAGANTI

S SIVA KUMARI

4.C SUMON

The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 124/2024

ORDER:

This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 08.11.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.16937 of 2023.

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

When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Ch.Raghavulu, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents have complied with the orders dated 08.11.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.16937 of 2023 and hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the contempt case.

Recording the said submission, 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. _

SD/- A.VIJAY BABU

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

//TRUE COPY//

SECTION OFFICER

To

Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Water Resource Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati,^Guntur District.

Sri Shamsher Singh Rawat, IAS, Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur^District

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Sri Srinivasulu, IAS, The Joint Collector and Project^{Administrator} KORGRP and PVSP, Prakasam District, Ongole

Sri R Muralinatha Reddy, The Chief Engineer and DWRO, Prakasam District, Ongole.

Sri Abuthaleem, The Superintending Engineer, Construction Circle, Ongole, Prakasam District.

Sri V Prabhakar, The Executive Engineer, Investigation Division, Cumbum, Prakasam District.

Sri G Sai Prasad I A S, Principal Secretary Water Resources Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District

Sri Peeyush Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Finance Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.

One CC to Smt. Kavitha Gottipati, Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to Sri. P.Nagaraju, Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to Smt. Y.Sushma. Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to Smt. S Siva Kumari, Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to Sri. C.Sumon Advocate [OPUC]

Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT DATED:14/08/2025

ORDER

CC NO. 124 OF 2024

CONTEMPT CASE IS CLOSED.