Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati; Contempt Case No. 1334 of 2025; Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda; decided 11.03.2026. Contempt proceedings under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 for alleged wilful disobedience of the order dated 07.11.2024 in W.P.No.22326 of 2024. Petitioner: K.M. Shakeel Safi (President, A.P. Wakf Institutions Mutawallis Managing Committees Welfare Association); respondents included Mohammed Ali and the CEO of the A.P. State Waqf Board, a Kadapa Mutawalli (Janab KSS Arifulla Hussain), and the District Revenue Officer/District Waqf Officer, Kadapa. Case closed without adjudication after withdrawal of the enquiry report and ordering of fresh enquiry; no costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed. Keywords: contempt closed, enquiry report withdrawn, fresh enquiry, Waqf Board, Mutawalli, Kadapa.
What did the court decide?
Contempt case closed with no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, directed to stand closed. (Liberty to challenge the fresh proceedings was sought by petitioner's counsel but the order does not expressly record its grant.)