Gurajala Sudhakar, v. Sri Sashi Bhushan Kumar
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Sections 10 to 12 read with Article 215 of the Constitution of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Justice B Krishna Mohan, 02.01.2026) closing Contempt Case No. 546 of 2025 filed by Gurajala Sudhakar under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 read with Article 215 of the Constitution, alleging disobedience of the High Court's order dated 23.10.2024 in W.P. No. 28297 of 2023 by State officials (Principal Secretaries Sashi Bhushan Kumar and Peeyush Kumar; Commissioner of Panchayat Raj Kannababu; District Collector Sumit Kumar; Superintending Engineer and Executive Engineer Chandra Sekhar Reddy, PRI Division, Chittoor). Closed on the submission that the order under contempt stood complied with per instructions of the 6th respondent dated 26.12.2025; interim order deemed vacated; no costs.
What did the court decide?
The order under contempt (dated 23.10.2024 in W.P. No. 28297 of 2023) has already been complied with, as submitted by learned counsel for the respondents on the basis of instructions furnished by the 6th respondent dated 26.12.2025, which were made part of the court record.