P Subba Rao v. Rajat Bhargava
Contempt of Courts Act – Non-compliance with Court directions
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati, Special Original Jurisdiction; Contempt Case Nos. 908 & 189 of 2019, 68 of 2020 and 4593 of 2022; decided 02-07-2025; Coram: Justice R Raghunandan Rao and Justice Sumathi Jagadam. Petitioner: The Secretariat BC and OC Employees Association (counsel: A Rajendra Babu); Contemnors: Shashi Bhushan Kumar and others (counsel: S Pranathi). Subject: continuing non-compliance and violation of High Court orders for approximately six years; Government Pleader reported a new committee needing six months on mode of compliance; Court held its prior indulgence had been misconstrued and posted the matters to 07.07.2025 to ascertain the procedure for taking up the violation; Contempt of Courts Act referred to generally.
What did the court decide?
Interim adjournment: matter posted to 07.07.2025 for ascertaining the procedure to be taken up for violation of this Court's orders over the past six years.