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Closure of contempt case upon compliance: KMR Constructions (rep. by Managing Partner K. Madhusudhana Reddy) v. S Suresh Kumar IAS and others - Contempt Case No. 4131/2025 (registry identifier APHC010700372025), High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Justice Harinath.N, pronounced 10.07.2026. Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 alleging deliberate violation of orders in W.P. No. 27834 of 2025 dated 09.10.2025 against officials including the Principal Secretaries (Municipal Administration; Finance and Planning), Special Chief Secretary (Housing), Managing Director of A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., the District Collector, Nellore, and housing/public-health officials of Nellore. Counsel reported compliance; the Court closed the case without adjudication on the merits, with no order as to costs. Counsels: Venkat Sailendra G for petitioner; Kalyan Chakravarthy R, Nagaraju Pullagura and Mallikharjuna Moorthy K (SC for A.P Housing Corporation Limited) for contemnors.