Gottam Balaji v. Sri Shasibhushan Kumar IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt case closed on reported compliance - payments due to petitioner cleared; petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 for violation of orders in WP.No.2178 of 2023 dated 25.04.2023; contemnors: irrigation and finance officials of Andhra Pradesh (Principal Secretary Irrigation, Chief Engineer Minor Irrigation, Executive/Deputy Executive Engineers, Collector Annamayya District, Principal Finance Secretary); no punishment imposed; miscellaneous applications closed; single judge R. Raghunandan Rao, J.
What did the court decide?
The Contempt Case was closed without any punitive order, the petitioner's counsel having submitted that the payments due to the petitioner have been cleared; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ¶32