Andanam Yesanna v. Sri.P.Koteswara Rao, I.A.S.
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Sections 10 to 12
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati, C.C.No.261 of 2022, decided 02.12.2025 by Justice D. Ramesh (Doc ID APHC010041812022). Petitioner Andanam Yesanna (counsel Challa Sivasankar) sought punishment of the contemnors - District Collector P. Koteswara Rao I.A.S., Revenue Divisional Officer C. Hari Prasad and Tahsildar D. Venkatesh Naik (counsel P. Subash) - under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for disobedience of the order dated 05.11.2021 in W.P.No.25671 of 2021 requiring disposal of his representations dated nil-02-2019, 02-07-2019 and nil-10-2020 within four weeks. Finding that orders were passed but not as directed by the Court within the time limit, the Court closed the contempt case with liberty to the petitioner to assail the compliance orders if aggrieved. Keywords: civil contempt; disobedience of writ order; delayed/non-conforming compliance; closure with liberty; Kurnool revenue officials.