Mutchi Satish v. S Ramsundar Reddy
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Sections 10 to 12 – Contempt Case No.4115 of 2025
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt proceeding under Sections 10-12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 filed by Mutchi Satish against S Ramsundar Reddy, District Collector, Vizianagaram and Smt D Keerthi, Revenue Divisional Officer, Vizianagaram District, for willful disobedience of High Court of Andhra Pradesh orders dated 05.05.2025 in W.P.No.11193 of 2025. Compliance was effected through speaking orders dated 24.09.2025 and confirmed by both sides; Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda closed the contempt case on 04.02.2026 with liberty to the petitioner to pursue separate proceedings for any further claim and no order as to costs. No precedent was cited and no punitive order was passed.
What did the court decide?
Contempt Case closed (compliance with the writ orders having been effected through speaking orders dated 24.09.2025), with liberty reserved to the petitioner to initiate separate proceedings for any further claim, if any; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, in the contempt case to stand closed.