Shaik Chan Basha v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Contempt of Courts Act 1971 – Sections 10 to 12
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), Contempt Case No. 5471/2022, decided 03.02.2026 by Justice D. Ramesh. Petitioner Shaik Chan Basha (cultivator, Singarayakonda, Prakasam District) sought punishment under Sections 10-12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 of contemnors - State of Andhra Pradesh (Principal Secretary Revenue), District Collector Prakasam, Revenue Divisional Officer Kandukur, and Smt Ch Usha, Tahsildar Singarayakonda Mandal - for alleged willful violation of interim orders dated 17.08.2022 in W.P. No. 25883 of 2022 barring dispossession or interference without due process of law. Contemnors (counsel Narasimha Reddy G L) denied via reply affidavit that the Tahsildar or staff entertained or carried out any burial of a dead body in the petitioner's field; petitioner's counsel (V R Maheswara Rao Paleti) did not refute. Contempt case closed; no punishment.