Yellareddy Venkata Narayana Reddy Vs… — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

Yellareddy Venkata Narayana Reddy Vs… — Contempt of Court | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Contempt Case closed upon recording counsel's submission that the respondents complied with the Court's orders dated 24.04.2025 in W.P.No.3172 of 2025; no order as to costs; Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents willfully disobeyed the orders dated 24.04.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.3172 of 2025, warranting punishment under Sec.10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act.

Court's answer

The Court recorded the submission that the respondents had complied with the orders dated 24.04.2025 passed in W.P.No.3172 of 2025 pending the contempt case, and accordingly closed the Contempt Case with no order as to costs; consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court (Amaravati, Special Original Jurisdiction), Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda — Contempt Case No.58 of 2026, decided 19.01.2026: Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 by Yellareddy Venkata Narayana Reddy seeking punishment of five State respondents (Principal Secretary, Land Acquisition Department; District Collector, YSR Kadapa; Joint Collector-cum-Project Administrator, Gandikota Reservoir Project; Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department; Principal Secretary, Finance Department) for willful and deliberate flouting of the orders dated 24.04.2025 passed by the High Court in W.P.No.3172 of 2025. When the matter was taken up for hearing, Sri M.Ram Prasad, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner(s), submitted that pending the contempt case the respondents had complied with the orders dated 24.04.2025 and no further orders were required. Recording the said submission, the Court closed the Contempt Case, made no order as to costs, and directed that Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed. No adjudication of contempt was made; the closure rested on the recorded submission of compliance.

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APHC010697902025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 58/2026

Between:

YELLAREDDY VENKATA NARAYANA REDDY, S/O.YELLAREDDY MALLA REDDY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/O.D.NO.28/145-7, SRI HARI NAGAR COLONY RAMESWARAM, PRODDATUR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 516 360

...PETITIONER

AND

SMT G JAYALAKSHMI IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP

SRI CHERUKURI SRIDHAR IAS, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH

SMT ATHIDHI SINGH IAS, JOINT COLLECTOR-CUM-PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR GANDIKOTA RESERVOIR PROJECT YSR KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

SRI G SAI PRASAD, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP

SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF A.P. A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP

...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 respondent under Sec.10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for willfully and deliberately flouted the orders dt.2404-2025 W.P.No.3172/2025

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.D KODANDARAMI REDDY

Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

CONTEMPT CASE NO:58 OF 2026

ORDER:

This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders dated 24.04.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.3172 of 2025.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri M.Ram Prasad, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that pending contempt case, the respondents have complied with the orders dated 24.04.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.3172 of 2025 and hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the contempt case.

Recording the said submission, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the contempt case shall stand closed.

________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J

19.01.2026 BSP

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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

(closed)

Contempt Case No.58 of 2026

19.01.2026 BSP