Penjuri Mallikarjuna Prasad v. Gopala Krishna Dwivedi,I.a.S
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Sections 10 to 12
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Contempt Case No. 1411 of 2023, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, decided 15.04.2026 by Justice D Ramesh. Petitioner Penjuri Mallikarjuna Prasad (contractor, Ananthapur) sought punishment under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 of contemnor officials — Gopala Krishna Dwivedi IAS (Principal Secretary, Panchayath Raj & Rural Development), Shamsher Singh Rawath IAS (Secretary, Finance), C Prema Chandra (Chief Planning Officer), S Nagalakshmi IAS (District Collector, Ananthapur) and Giddaluri Ravi (Executive Engineer, P.R.I. Division) — for non-implementation of the order dated 29.11.2022 in W.P. No. 37792 of 2022. Counsel for petitioner Dasari S V V S V Prasad; contemnors represented by Nagaraju Pullagura, Kiran Kumar Vadlamudi and Omkar D. Case closed on counsel's statement that compliance had been effected; no costs; no adjudication on merits; no precedents cited; no monetary relief.