Sigurapati Venkata Ramana Murthy v. K Muralidhar Reddy
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge contempt ruling of the Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (C.C. No. 544 of 2020, Justice D. Ramesh, 07.04.2026). Petitioner Sigurapati Venkata Ramana Murthy sought summoning and punishment of contemnors K Muralidhar Reddy (District Collector) and PVV Gopala Krishna (Tasildar, Routhulapalev, East Godavari) for willful violation of writ orders dated 29.05.2020 in W.P.No.9581 of 2020, plus compensation for property damage; case closed without further orders upon report that the main writ petition stood disposed. Keywords: contempt of courts act sections 10 to 12, willful disobedience, contempt case closed, no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
None; the Contempt Case was closed with no further orders and no order as to costs. ¶¶24