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Sree Ramakrishna High School v. Adityanath Das

Andhra Pradesh HC8 Mar 2026CC/1250/2018

Case brief

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What is this about?

Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 10-12; contempt case closed on petitioner's withdrawal, no adjudication of alleged violation; order dated 12.10.2017 in WPMP 42477/2017 in WP 34161/2017 (Justice A Rajasekher Reddy); School Education officials, Government of Andhra Pradesh; YSR Kadapa; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications closed.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; the Contempt Case was closed on the petitioner's stated disinclination to pursue it, with no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications, if any, were directed to stand closed. ¶33

Sree Ramakrishna High School Vs Adityanath Das — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents (contemnors) willfully and deliberately violated the order dated 12.10.2017 passed by Sri Justice A Rajasekher Reddy in WPMP No. 42477 of 2017 in WP No. 34161 of 2017, warranting punishment under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.

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Ratio / Principle

Upon recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that, in view of subsequent events, the petitioner was not inclined to pursue the present contempt case, the Court closed the Contempt Case.

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Key takeaways

No order as to costs was made.ratio¶33
Pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶34

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Case No. 1250 of 2018, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam, 09.03.2026): The petitioner school, represented by its correspondent P Krishna Murthy, had sought punishment of four School Education officials of the Government of Andhra Pradesh (Adityanath Das, Special Chief Secretary; Sandhya Rani, Commissioner and Director of School Education; B Pratap Reddy, Regional Joint Director; P Sailaja, District Educational Officer, YSR Kadapa) under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 for alleged willful and deliberate violation of the order dated 12.10.2017 passed by Sri Justice A Rajasekher Reddy in WPMP No. 42477 of 2017 in WP No. 34161 of 2017. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel T.V.S. Kumar submitted that, in view of subsequent events, the petitioner was not inclined to pursue the contempt case. Recording that submission, the Court closed the Contempt Case with no order as to costs, and directed that pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed. The alleged violation was not adjudicated.

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APHC010330142018

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3504]

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MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

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CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1250/2018

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Between:

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SREE RAMAKRISHNA HIGH SCHOOL, MOCHAMPETA KADAPA,REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT,P KRISHNA MURTHY,S/O P VENKAIAH,AGED 80 YEARS,R/O MOCHAMPETA,KADAPA-516001.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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ADITYANATH DAS, PRESENTLY SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION (PS.I) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF AP, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR.

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SANDHYA RANI, COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, GOVT., OF AP IBRAHIMPATNAM,VIJAYAWADA.

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B PRATAP REDDY, REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR,SCHOOL EDUCATION,YSR KADAPA DISTRCIT,KADAPA.

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P SAILAJA, DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER,YSR KADAPA DISTRCIT.

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...CONTEMNOR(S):

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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 to punish the respondents herein for willfully and deliberately violating the order pased by his Lordship Sri Justice A Rajasekher Reddy in WPMP NO 42477 of 2017 in WP.NO 34161 of 2017 dated 12.10.2017 and pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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