Smt. P-Harathi, Vs Sri Kona Sasisdhar, I.A.S. — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

Smt. P-Harathi, Vs Sri Kona Sasisdhar, I.A.S. — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

APHC010044692026

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

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THURSDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 413/2026

Between:

SMT. P-HARATHI,, W/O C. KRISHNAIAH, AGED 47 YEARS, ATTENDAR-CUM-WATCHMEN, TIRAPATHI DISTNCT BAL BHAVAN, PREMENATE R/O 1-46, PATTHI PUTHURU, VADAMALAPETACHITTOOR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

SRI KONA SASISDHAR I A S, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY IT'S PRINICPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELASAPUDI VILLAGE TULLUR MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT (R-2 IN WP)-PIN522237.

SRI YEDDULA RAGHAVA REDDY, THE DIRECTOR AND SPECIAL OFFICER, STATE JAWAJAR BAL BHAVAN, BESIDE HAPPY RESORTS, ATMAKURM, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT (R-3 IN W

SRI B SNMVASA RAO I A S, THE STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR, SAMAGARA SHIKSHA, Z.P. BOYS COMPOUND, PADMATA, HIGH SCHOOL ROAD, VIJAYAWADA(R-5-IN WP) PIN-520010.

SRI DR S VENKATESWAR I A S, THE DISTRICT COLLECTORCUM-CHAIRMAN, BAL BHAVAN, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT(ERSTWHILE CHITTOOR DISTRICT), TIRUPATHI(R6-IN W P).517503.

SRI K V N KUMAR, THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, TIRUPATHI, (ERSTWHILE CHITTOOR DISTRICT), TIRUPATHI (R-7-IN WRIT PETITION)-PIN-517503.

...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 pleased to summon the respondents/Contemnors and punish him Sec. 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, for willfully deliberately and intentionally violating the

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Final orders in W.P. No. 27261/2024 dated 26-11-2025 of this Honble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.G SIMHADRI

Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

1.RAGHU BABU KALAMATA SC For Samagra Siksha

2.G V L MURTHY

The Court made the following:

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

Contempt Case No.413 of 2026

ORDER:

The present Contempt Case is filed for non-compliance of the Order passed by this Court, dated 26.11.2025 in W.P.No.27261 of 2024, wherein this Court had directed the Respondents to extend minimum time scale to the Petitioner and also to consider the case of the Petitioner for regularization/appointment in a full time regular post. The operative

portion of the order passed in W.P.No.27261 of 2024 is extracted below:-

“11. In that view, the writ petition is disposed of with following directions:

(i) The Respondents are directed to extend Minimum Time Scale to the Petitioner forthwith.

(ii) The Respondents shall further consider the case of the Petitioner for regularization/appointment in Full Time Regular Post.

(iii) This exercise shall be completed within a period of three (03) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

(iv) No order as to costs.”

Today, Respondent No.2 is present before this Court and learned counsel for the Respondents submitted that the orders passed by this Court were complied with vide Memo No.3090229/Prog.II/A1/2025, dated 15.04.2026, extending the minimum time scale to the Petitioner, but had rejected the claim of the Petitioner for regularization.

On enquiry by this Court with regard to the minimum time scale being paid to the Petitioner, learned counsel for the Respondents

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submitted that Petitioner would be paid Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only).

In that view, as the orders passed by this Court in the W.P.No.27261 of 2024 were complied with, the Contempt Case is closed. The Petitioner is given liberty to challenge the rejection of her claim with regard to regularization by filing an independent Writ Petition.

No order as to costs.

As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J

Date: 16.04.2026.

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

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Contempt Case No.413 of 2026

Date: 16.04.2026

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