Palla Narasimha Murthy v. G Venkateshwar Rao
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court (Amaravati) contempt order dated 07.04.2026 by Justice Nyapathy Vijay in Contempt Case No.513 of 2018. Petitioner Palla Narasimha Murthy (Thantikonda village, Gokavaram Mandal, EG Dist) sought punishment of contemnors G Venkateshwar Rao (Assistant Director of Fisheries and ex-officio Deputy Registrar of Fishermen Cooperative Societies, Rajamahendravaram) and B Satyanarayana (part-time person-in-charge, Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited No. C-27) under Sections 10 to 12, Contempt of Courts Act 1971, for alleged violation of the interim order dated 02.11.2017 in W.P.M.P.No.45645 of 2017 in W.P.No.36758 of 2017. The writ petition was disposed on 05.09.2024; the contempt case was accordingly closed with no order as to costs. Counsel: B Somasekhar for petitioner; V Dhana Lakshmi and GP for Fisheries (AP) for contemnors.
What did the court decide?
No punishment imposed for the alleged violation; the Contempt Case was simply closed, with no order as to costs and closure of pending applications.