The High Court closed a contempt petition after the respondents produced a Finance Department letter confirming that all outstanding bills had been cleared on 11 September 2026, thereby complying with the earlier writ court order to release payment within five months.
Contempt case closed; no order as to costs.
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APHC010337242026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE 11th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA
CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2334/2026
Between:
...PETITIONER(S)
AND
2
...CONTEMNOR(S):
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 to punish the above contemners / respondents under the provisions of contempt of court Act, for their wilfully disobeying the orders of Honble High Court issued in WP No. 26840 of 2024, dated 28-10-2025 and to pass
Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1.K L N SWAMY
Counsel for the Contemnor(S):
The Court made the following:
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ORDER:
This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.26840 of 2024, dated 28.10.2025. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder:
“…..this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amount to the petitioner in accordance with quality control certificates dated 21.5.2024, 27.08.2024, 27.08.2024, 12.04.2024, 21.09.2024 and 21.09.2024 issued by the respondents, within a period of five (05) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order….”
for the respondents/contemnors furnished a copy of Letter No.FIN01FMU0MISC/350/2022(1778130), dated 11.09.2026, issued by the 2nd respondent, wherein it is stated that the Finance Department has received the following bills in respect of the present contempt case and the same have been cleared. The details are as follows:
| Bill No. 2026-71400708 |
Net amount (Rs.) 6,49,016/- |
Payment Status Cleared on 11.09.2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-71401470 | 6,65,301/- | Cleared on 11.09.2026 |
| 2026-71444823 | 5,76,653/- | Cleared on 11.09.2026 |
| 2026-71419285 | 3,15,964/- | Cleared on 11.09.2026 |
| 2026-71399721 | 5,33,236/- | Cleared on 11.09.2026 |
| 2026-71436750 | 22,98,283/- | Cleared on 11.09.2026 |
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Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed.
___________________
JUSTICE V.SUJATHA
Date: 11.09.2026 KGR
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents wilfully disobeyed the High Court's order in WP No. 26840/2024 dated 28.10.2025 directing release of payment within five months.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
K Bulleyya
Dasari Srinivasu
G Sai Prasad
Peeyush Kumar
Narasimha Murthy
C Nagarani
V. Sujatha
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