M/s Urvasi Restaurant and Bar, Narasapuram, v. Smt P.M.Satyaveni
Contempt of court – closure of contempt case
Case brief
What is this about?
Single Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, J.; order dated 06.04.2026) closed Contempt Case No. 1644/2011 filed by M/s Urvasi Restaurant and Bar, Narasapuram, West Godavari District (licensee G. Venkata Subba Rao), represented by counsel P Durga Prasad, against Smt P M Satyaveni, Commissioner, Narsapuram Municipality (represented by GP for Prohibition & Excise and others), which alleged violation of interim orders dated 10.06.2011 in W.P.No.15624 of 2011. As the main Writ Petition had been dismissed as infructuous on 06.03.2017 by the erstwhile common High Court for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the contempt case was held not to survive and was closed with no order as to costs. Relevant for the proposition that contempt proceedings based on violation of interim orders do not survive once the main writ petition is disposed of. Registry reference: APHC010087202011.