B Sreeramulu Vs Peeyush Kumar IAS — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

B Sreeramulu Vs Peeyush Kumar IAS — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No punishment ordered; the Contempt Case was closed after counsel for the petitioner submitted that the orders dated 09.09.2025 in W.P.No.23921 of 2025 had been complied with, with no order as to costs and miscellaneous petitions closed as a sequel.

Issue for consideration

Whether the contemnors/respondents should be punished under the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court dated 09.09.2025 in W.P. No.23921 of 2025.

Court's answer

On the submission of the petitioner's counsel that the orders dated 09.09.2025 in W.P.No.23921 of 2025 have been complied with, the Court held no further orders necessary and closed the Contempt Case, making no order as to costs.

Ratio / Principle

As a sequel to the closure of the Contempt Case, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stand closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Case No. 4204/2025, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction); single-member bench of Justice Harinath.N; order pronounced 03.07.2026; marked non-reportable. Petitioner B Sreeramulu (contractor, Guntakal, Anantapur District), represented by Marupilli Sarada, had sought under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 the punishment of the contemnors/respondents — Peeyush Kumar IAS, Principal Secretary to Government of AP, Department of Finance and Planning, Secretariat, Velagapudi, and Sri Nayeem Ahammed, Commissioner, Guntakal Municipality (both represented by Sreekanth Reddy Ambati) — for willful disobedience of the orders passed by the High Court dated 09.09.2025 in W.P. No.23921 of 2025. IA No. 1 of 2026 (Section 151 CPC) prayed for impleading proposed respondents 5 to 7 in the Contempt Case. At the hearing, counsel for the petitioner submitted that the orders of 09.09.2025 had been complied with and no further orders were necessary; the Court accordingly closed the Contempt Case, made no order as to costs, and directed that miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stand closed as a sequel.

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Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 03.07.2026 Date of uploading :

APHC010692662025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE 3^rd DAY OF JULY 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4204/2025

Between:

B SREERAMULU, S/O. LATE PEDARAMANA, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. D.N0.7/274-B, BHAGYA NAGAR, GUNTAKAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT-515801

...PETITIONER

AND

PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, IAS, S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF AP, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PLANNING, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. GUNTUR DISTRICT-522238. 2.

SRI NAYEEM AHAMMED, , S/O. NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS COMMISSIONER, GUNTAKAL MUNICIPALITY, GUNTAKAL, ANANTAPURAM DISTRICT-515801. 3

...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 punish the contemnors/respondents under contempt of courts Act, for willful disobedience of orders passed by this Honble Court dated 09.09.2025 in W.P. No.23921 of 2025 and pass

2

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to implead the proposed respondents 5 to 7 as the respondents in this Contempt Case and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.MARUPILLI SARADA

Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

1.SREEKANTH REDDY AMBATI

The Court made the following:

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Order:-

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.23921 of 2025, dated 09.09.2025 has been complied

with and as such no further orders are necessary in this Contempt Case.

Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

____________________

JUSTICE HARINATH.N

03.07.2026 PNS

Whether the order is:

Speaking	`☑`	Reasoned
Reportable		Non-reportable	`☑`