Bera Ramaswamy v. Keerthi Chekuri IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Case No.3689 of 2025, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), ordered on 09.02.2026 by Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao (single-judge bench). Petitioner Bera Ramaswamy sought punishment of contemnor Keerthi Chekuri IAS, District Collector, East Godavari District, under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 for wilful disobedience of the interim order dated 28.12.2024 in WP No.30864 of 2024 (examine representation dated 01.12.2023 and pass orders in three weeks). Counsel: Penjuri Venugopal (petitioner); J Dileep Kumar (contemnor). Compliance effected via orders dated 28.02.2025; case closed with liberty to assail those proceedings; no costs; miscellaneous petitions closed.
What did the court decide?
No punishment imposed; the contempt case was closed as complied with, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to assail the proceedings dated 28.02.2025 if aggrieved; no order as to costs.