Palli Kumar Raja v. Bonthu Srinivasa Rao
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Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati, Contempt Case No. 1248 of 2025 (APHC010219712025). Petitioner: Palli Kumar Raja (counsel: T V S Prabhakara Rao). Contemnors/respondents: Bonthu Srinivasa Rao (Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Amalapuram), Anil Kumar Singhal (Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh) and R Mahesh Kumar (District Collector, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District) (common counsel: Nagaraju Pullagura). Filed under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 for deliberate and willful violation of orders dated 20.12.2023 in WP. No. 17282 of 2023. Compliance with the underlying orders was conceded by petitioner's counsel; the Court recorded the submission and closed the Contempt Case with no order as to costs, and any pending miscellaneous petitions stand closed. Single Judge: Hon'ble Sri Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda. Decision date: 10.03.2026. Keywords: contempt case closed, compliance recorded, willful disobedience, no costs, Water Resources Department Amalapuram.