Nadimpalli Venkataraju Vs Sri. Shashi Bhushan kumar — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

Nadimpalli Venkataraju Vs Sri. Shashi Bhushan kumar — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent-contemnors wilfully disobeyed the orders of the Hon'ble High Court in WP No. 21957 of 2023 dated 16-11-2023, such that they should be punished under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act.

Court's answer

Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the respondents had complied with the orders dated 16.11.2023 passed in W.P.No.21957 of 2023, the Court held that no further orders were required and closed the Contempt Case.

Ratio / Principle

No order as to costs was made in the contempt case.

Key takeaways

As a consequence, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case were directed to stand closed.ratio¶50

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Single Bench: Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda), Contempt Case No. 1394 of 2024, decided 19-06-2025. Nadimpalli Venkataraju, a contractor of Ravulapalem, West Godavari District, sought punishment of twelve respondents under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 for alleged wilful disobedience of the High Court's orders dated 16-11-2023 in WP No. 21957 of 2023. The respondents were officers of the State of Andhra Pradesh connected with the Irrigation and Finance & Planning Departments, including Principal Secretaries (Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar, Sri S.S. Rawat), Engineers-in-Chief (Sri C Narayan Reddy, Sri T. Venkata Naga Anji Rathna Kumar), District Collectors, West Godavari District (Smt. P. Prashanthi IAS, Sri C Naga Rani IAS), Superintending Engineers (Sri K Srinivasa Rao, Sri Ch Deva Prakash) and Executive Engineers (Sri Medisetty V V Kishore Babu, Sri P.Subrahmanyeswarao); respondent Nos. 7 to 12 had been impleaded on 06-12-2024 in I.A. No. 3 of 2024. When the matter came up for hearing, counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondents had complied with the orders dated 16.11.2023 in W.P.No.21957 of 2023 and no further orders were required. The Court recorded that submission, closed the Contempt Case, made no order as to costs, and directed that Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending therein stand closed. No precedent was cited or discussed.

APHC010087312024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1394 OF 2024

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 punish the contemnors/respondents under the provisions of contempt of courts Act, for willfully disobeying the orders of Hon'ble High Court in WP No. 21957 of 2023, dated 16-11-2023.

Between:

Nadimpalli Venkataraju, S/o. Satyanarayana Raju, Aged. 55, Occ; Contractor R/o. D.No.1/78, Ryali Road, Ubalanka (V), Ravulapalem (M) West Godavari District.

...PETITIONER

AND

Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar, The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its

Principle Secretary, Irrigation, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi Amaravathi, Guntur District.

Sri S S Rawat, The Principle Secretary, Financer and Planning nd

Department, The Government of Andhra Pradesh 2 block, 1®' floor. Room No.287, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District.

Sri C Narayan Reddy, The Engineer in Chief,Irrigation Department, 2720-44, Museum Rd, Venkateshwara Rao Street, Governorpeta, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520 00.

Smt. P. Prashanthi IAS, The District Collector, West Godavari District, Bhimavaram.

Sri K Srinivasa Rao, The Superintendent Engineer, Irrigation Circle Eluru.

Sri Medisetty V.V. Kishore Babu, The Executive Engineer Drainaae Division, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District ® P^^desh Rep by its Velar, ^^P^lment, Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. ^ ’ Delrt o' Finance and Planning Department, Government Of Andhra Pradesh 2"'' Block floor Room No 287 Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. ■ ri T Venkata Naga Anji Rathna Kumar, The Engineer in Chief S°r Venkateshwara Rao btreet, Governorpeta, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520 00 10. Districfa't BhimaSram." 11. Sri Ch Deva Prakash, The Superintendent, Engineer Irrigation Circle Eluru. 12. Sri P Subrahmanyeswarao, The Executive Engineer, Drainage Division, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District.

(RR 7 to 12 are impleaded as per Court Order dated 06-12-2024 vide I.A. No. 3 of 2024 in CC.No. 1394 of 2024)

...RESPONDENTS

Counsel for the Petitioner SRI K.L.N. SWAMY Counsel for the Respondents SRI NAGARAJU PULLAGURA Counsel for the Respondents SRI SUSHMA YAGANTI Counsel for the Respondents : SRI S. SIVA KUMARI The Court made the following ORDER :

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APHC010087312024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1394/2024

Between; Nadimpalli Venkataraju

...PETITIONER

AND

Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar and Others Counsel for the Petitioner;

...CONTEMNOR(S)

1.K L N SWAMY

Counsel for the Contemnor(S);

1.NAGARAJU PULLAGURA

2.SUSHMAYAGANTI

3.SSIVAKUMARI

The court made the following ORDER:

This contempt case is filed against the respondents^forwilful

disobedience of the orders dated 16.11.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.21957 of 2023.

When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel^for the petitioner(s) submits that the respondents have^{compliedwith the} orders dated 16.11.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.^21957of 2023, and hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the

contempt case.

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Recording the said submission, the Contempt Case is^closed.

No order as to costs.

Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed.

SD/- K.TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR

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To,

Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar, The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principle Secretary, Irrigation, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur Dist.,

Sri S.S. Rawat, The Principle Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, The Government of Andhra Pradesh 2"'^ block, 1st floor. Room No.287, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur Dist.,

Sri C Narayan Reddy, The Engineer in Chief, Irrigation Department, 2720-44, Museum Road, Venkateshwara Rao Street Governorpeta,

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520 00.

Smt P Prashanthi IAS, The District Collector, West Godavari District, Bhimavaram.

Sri K Srinivasa Rao, The Superintendent Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Eluru.

Sri Medisetty V V Kishore Babu, The Executive Engineer, Drainage Division, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District.

Sri G Sai Prasad IAS, The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its

Principal Secretary Irrigation Department Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi Guntur District.

Smt M Janaki IAS, The Principal Secretary Finance and Planning nd

Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh 2 Block 1®' floor Room No.287 Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District.

Sri T. Venkata Naga Anji Rathna Kumar The Engineer in Chief

Irrigation Department 27 20 44 Museum Road, Venkateshwara Rao Street, Governorpeta, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520 00

Sri C Naga Rani IAS, The District Collector, West Godavari District at Bhimavaram.

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Sri Ch Deva Prakash, The Superintendent Engineer Irrigation Circle Eluru.

Sri P.Subrahmanyeswarao, The Executive Engineer Drainage Division, Bhimavaram West Godavari District.

One CC to SRI. K L N SWAMY Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to SRI. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to SRI. SUSHMA YAGANTI Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to SRI. S SIVA KUMARI Advocate [OPUC]

Two C.D Copies.

Ssl TAC

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HIGH COURT DATED:19/06/2025

ORDER CC.NO. 1394 0F 2024

CONTEMPT CASE IS CLOSED.