Kurra Appa Rao v. Sri Gopal Krishan Dwivedi
Contempt of Courts – closure on recording compliance
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati, Special Original Jurisdiction; Contempt Case No. 1286 of 2023; Kurra Appa Rao (contractor, Guntur) v. Gopal Krishan Dwivedi (Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development), Shamsher Singh Rawat (Principal Secretary, Finance), Siva Sankar Lotheti (District Collector, Guntur/Palnadu), R. Suresh (Superintending Engineer, RWS&S) and R S R Suresh (Executive Engineer, RWS&S Division, Narasaraopet); single bench of Justice D. Ramesh; decided 26.02.2026; contempt alleging violation of order dated 16-11-2022 in W.P. No. 34198 of 2022; compliance recorded; contempt case closed, no costs; no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Contempt Case closed on recording the petitioner's counsel's statement that the respondents have complied with the order dated 16.11.2022 in W.P. No. 34198 of 2022; no punishment imposed; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.