Vattem Srinivasa Rao v. Sri Peeyush Kumar, IAS

Andhra Pradesh HC23 Mar 2026CC/3472/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Contempt of Courts Act 1971, Sections 10 to 12; contempt case closed on recording compliance; non-compliance of order dated 19.03.2025 in W.P.No.15683 of 2024; contemnors: Principal Secretary Finance (Peeyush Kumar IAS), Director of Municipal Administration (P Sampath Kumar IAS), Commissioner Chilakaluripet Municipality (P Srihari Babu); petitioner-contractor Vattam Srinivasa Rao; Guntur/Palnadu districts; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; Justice Nyapathy Vijay; no costs.

What did the court decide?

None on merits; the Contempt Case was closed on recording counsel's submission that the order dated 19.03.2025 in W.P.No.15683 of 2024 stands complied with; no order as to costs; pending applications, if any, stand closed. ¶¶27

Vattem Srinivasa Rao Vs Sri Peeyush Kumar, IAS — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

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APHC010616362025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3460]

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TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 3472/2025

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Between:

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VATTEM SRINIVASA RAO, , S/O. KRISHNA RAO, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC CONTRACTOR. R/O 36-85, PURUSHOTHAMA PATNAM, CHILAKALURIPET, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. (R-2)

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SRI P SAMPATH KUMAR IAS, DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION GORANTLA, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. (R-3)

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SRI P SRIHARI BABU, COMMISSIONER, CHILAKALURIPET MUNICIPALITY CHILAKALURIPET, PALNADU DISTRICT. (R4)

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...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 please to direct notices to the respondents herein and punish them for contempt of courts of the Honble High Court for deliberated, intentional and willful violation of the orders of this Honble Court dated 19-03-2025 passed in WP.No. 15683 of 2024 under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act and to pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner:

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1.MODAPOTHULA SUMALATHA

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Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

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