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Gondu Appa Rao, v. Sri Lav Agarwal, I.A.S.

Andhra Pradesh HC22 Feb 2026CC/2301/2015

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What is this about?

Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 10 and 12; contempt case closed; non-compliance with interim orders dated 22.06.2015 in W.P.M.P.No.23414 of 2015 in W.P.No.18114 of 2015; A.P. Housing Board; Vice Chairman & Housing Commissioner Lav Agarwal IAS; petitioners ex-Work Inspectors Visakhapatnam Division; subsequent events in the lis; cause does not survive for further adjudication; no order as to costs; pending applications closed; single judge Maheswara Rao Kuncheam; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; decision date 23.02.2026; no cases cited.

What did the court decide?

The Court recorded the submission made on behalf of the petitioners that, in view of subsequent events taken place in the lis, the cause in the Contempt Case does not survive for further adjudication. ¶30

Gondu Appa Rao, Vs Sri Lav Agarwal, I.A.S. — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

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APHC010677352015

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3504]

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MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY 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: 2301/2015

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Between:

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GONDU APPA RAO,, S/O. TAVUDU, OCC: EX- WORK INSPECTOR GRADE-III, 0/O EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (HG), VISAKHAPATNAM DIVISION, A.P. HOUSING BOARD, VISAKHAPATNAM, R/O. H.NO.591, VTA COLONY, VIZIANAGARAM.

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G.N.M.RAJU,, S/O. ANAND RAJU, OCC: EX- WORK INSPECTOR, 0/O EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (HG), VISAKHAPATNAM DIVISION, A.P. HOUSING BOARD, VISAKHAPATNAM, R/O. M.V.P. COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM.

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...PETITIONER(S)

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AND

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SRI LAV AGARWAL I A S, VICE CHAIRMAN & HOUSING COMMISSIONER, ANDHRA PRADESH HOUSING BOARD, ANDHRA WING, GRUHAKALPA, M.J. ROAD, NAMPALLY, HYDERABAD - 500 001.

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...CONTEMNOR

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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 pleased in the interest of justice to punish the respondents U/s. 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, as the respondents willfully, intentionally and deliberately flouted the interim orders passed in

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W.P.M.P.No.23414 of 2015 in W.P.No.18114 of 2015, dated 22.06.2015 and pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

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1.SRINIVAS EMANI

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Counsel for the Contemnor:

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The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

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CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2301/2015

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ORDER:-

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The contempt case has been filed for non-compliance with the Order dated 22.06.2015 passed in W.P.M.P.No.23414 of 2015 in W.P.No.18114 of 2015.

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When the matter is taken up hearing, Mr.Battola Sanjay Gandhi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. Srinivas Emani, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that in view of subsequent events taken place in the lis, the cause in the Contempt Case does not survive for further adjudication.

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3. Accordingly, recording the above submission, the contempt case is

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closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed.

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____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM

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Date: 23.02.2026 S D P

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