K . Seetharamaiah v. R.K. Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
civil contempt; willful disobedience; deliberate disobedience; Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 10 and 12; compliance admitted by both parties; contempt case closed; liberty to challenge speaking order in compliance; no order as to costs; NHAI officials R K Singh Regional Manager and D Surendra Nath Project Director; underlying orders dated 05.08.2024 in W.P.No.16678 of 2024; Section 151 CPC condonation of delay 161 days; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda; 15.04.2026; APHC010262862025.
What did the court decide?
Contempt case closed without further orders in view of compliance admitted by both parties; liberty granted to the petitioner to challenge the respondents' speaking order by initiating appropriate proceedings; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case ordered to stand closed.