Contempt case alleging wilful disobedience of interim orders in a writ petition. With the petitioner absent and the main writ petition already dismissed for default, with retirement benefits paid without protest, the court closed the contempt case.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
APHC010331012017
[3504]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CONTEMPT CASE NO: 298/2017
Between:
...PETITIONER
AND
...CONTEMNOR
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 commit the contemnor/respondent for contempt of this Hon'ble Court as she has willfully disobeyed the orders passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.M.P.No.13281/2016 in W.P.No.10542/2016 dated 04-042016 and punish her suitably under section 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act R/w Art.215 of the Constitution of India and to pass
Counsel for the Petitioner:
Counsel for the Contemnor:
1.
2
The court made the following ORDER :
The contempt case has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the interim orders dated 04.04.2016, passed in W.P.M.P.No.13281 of 2016 in W.P.No.10542 of 2016.
“No representation for the petitioner.
The contempt case was instituted in the year 2017 and listed after a long time.
So as to give one more opportunity to the petitioner, post next week under the caption for orders.
Registry is directed to place the copy of the orders passed in W.P.No.10452 of 2016.”
was dismissed for default due to non-appearance of the petitioner with an observation that the petitioner retired from service with all retirement benefits without protest.
3
applications shall stand closed.
_______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
Date: 13.02.2026 GVK
4
64
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
CONTEMPT CASE No.298 of 2017
Date: 13.02.2026
GVK
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contemnor wilfully disobeyed the interim orders dated 04.04.2016 in W.P.M.P.No.13281 of 2016 in W.P.No.10542 of 2016.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Nara Ratna Kumari
Smt E Aruna Devi
Maheswara Rao Kuncheam
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
