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V. Subbarayudu, v. Lingala Shiva Shanker Reddy

Andhra Pradesh HC10 Mar 2026CC/1439/2018

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What is this about?

Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 10-12; contempt case closed without adjudication after petitioners withdrew following dismissal of main WP No.29436 of 2017 on 12.07.2023; alleged wilful disobedience of High Court order dated 31-08-2017 in WP.MP.No.36624 of 2017; Ananthapur District Cooperative Central Bank President and CEO as contemnors; retired bank employees as petitioners; liberty to avail legal remedies; no order as to costs; interlocutory applications closed; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam; decision date 11.03.2026.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioners to avail legal remedies in accordance with the law; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications, if any, ordered to stand closed. ¶30

V. Subbarayudu, Vs Lingala Shiva Shanker Reddy — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty to the petitioners to avail legal remedies in accordance with the law; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications, if any, ordered to stand closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents (contemnors) wilfully disobeyed and disrespected the orders of the Hon'ble High Court dated 31-08-2017 in WP.MP.No.36624 of 2017 in W.P.No. 29436 of 2017, so as to warrant their being summoned and punished under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.

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Court's answer

Upon recording the petitioners' submission that the main W.P.No. 29436 of 2017 had been dismissed on 12.07.2023 and that they did not intend to pursue the Contempt Case, the Court closed the Contempt Case.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court gave the petitioners liberty to avail legal remedies in accordance with the law.

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Key takeaways

No order as to costs was made.ratio¶30
Pending interlocutory applications, if any, were ordered to stand closed.ratio¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati, Contempt Case No. 1439/2018, decided 11.03.2026 by Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam. Six retired employees of the Ananthapur District Cooperative Central Bank (V. Subbarayudu, R. Chand Pasha, G.K. Subramanyam, P. Subramanya Prasad, P.C. Ragava Reddy and M. Thippa Reddy) had filed this contempt petition under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 against Lingala Shiva Shanker Reddy (President of the Bank) and Kapu Vijay Chandra Reddy (Bank represented by its Chief Executive Officer), seeking their summoning and punishment for alleged wilful disobedience and disrespect of the High Court's order dated 31-08-2017 in WP.MP.No.36624 of 2017 in W.P.No. 29436 of 2017. At hearing, counsel for the petitioners submitted that the main W.P.No. 29436 of 2017 had itself been dismissed on 12.07.2023 and that the petitioners did not intend to pursue the Contempt Case. Recording that submission, the Court closed the Contempt Case, granted the petitioners liberty to avail legal remedies in accordance with law, made no order as to costs, and ordered pending interlocutory applications, if any, to stand closed. Whether the respondents' conduct in fact constituted contempt was left unadjudicated.

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APHC010446832018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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[3504]

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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WEDNESDAY,THE ELEVENTH 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: 1439/2018

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Between:

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V. SUBBARAYUDU,, AGED 59 YEARS, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (RETD) RESIDENT OF D.NO. 1-474-15-A, RAILWAY STATION ROAD, KADIRI - 515 591, ANANTHAPUR.

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R. CHAND PASHA,, S/O. LATE R. ALL SAB, AGED 59 YEARS, ASST. GENERAL MANAGER (RETD.), RESIDENT OF D.NO. 13-2-230, PRUTHVI TOWERS, FLAT NO. 301, RAMACHANDRA NAGAR, ANANTHAPUR.

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G.K. SUBRAMANYAM,, S/O. LATE G.K. GURAPPACHARI, AGED 59 YEARS, ASST. MANAGER (RETD.), RESIDENT OF D.NO. 9/59, GULAJARPET, ANANTHAPUR.

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P. SUBRAMANYA PRASAD,, ASST. MANAGER (REDT.), RESIDENT OF D.NO. 20/83, BRAHMIN STREET, OPP SADANA STREET, DHARMAVARAM, ANANTHAPUR.

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P.C. RAGHAVA REDDY,, SPECIAL CATEGORY ASST. (RETD.), RESIDENT OF D.NO. BA 30, ANANTHAPU TOWNSHIP, SV PURAM (POST), ANANTHAPUR.

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M. THIPPA REDDY,, SPECIAL CATEGORY ASST (RETD.), RESIDENT OF D.NO. 2/729-9-5, JAYANAGAR COLONY, TADIPATRI, ANANTHAPUR.

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...PETITIONER(S)

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AND

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LINGALA SHIVA SHANKER REDDY, THE PRESIDENT, THE ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT COOPERATIVE CENTRAL BANK LTD., ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, SUBASH ROAD, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT.

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KAPU VIJAY CHANDRA REDDY, S/O. VIJAY CHANDRA REDDY, THE ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT COOPERATIVE CENTRAL BANK LTD., REP., BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, SUBASH ROAD, ANANTHAPUR.

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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 summon the respondents herein and punish them for willful disobeying and disrespecting of orders of the Hon'ble High Court passed order in WP.MP.No.36624 of 2017 in W.P.No. 29436 of 2017, dated 31-08-2017 under section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Court Acts and pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.M KARIBASAIAH

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Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

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CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1439 of 2018

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The Court made the following Order:

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Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri M.Karibasaiah, learned counsel for the petitioners fairly submits that the main WP No.29436 of 2017 itself was dismissed on 12.07.2023 and as such, petitioners are not intending to pursue the present Contempt Case.

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Recording the said submission, this Contempt Case is closed, with a liberty to the petitioners to avail legal remedies in accordance with the law. No order as to costs.

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Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.

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___________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

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Date: 11.03.2026 PSA

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