Case brief
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Contempt Case No. 6569 of 2022, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 06.02.2026 by Justice D Ramesh. Petitioner Guntreddi Satyanarayana sought punishment of 12 respondents/contemnors — including the Principal Secretary (Social Welfare), Principal Secretary (Finance), District Collector Vizianagaram, Director B.C. Welfare, District B.C. Welfare Officer, Chairman & Managing Director and engineers of A.P.E.W.I.D.C., Director of Works Accounts and Pay & Accounts Officer — under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for willful disobedience of the order dated 05.08.2022 in W.P.No.24583 of 2022. Counsel for petitioner (B. Rama Sankar Rao) stated on instructions that the orders were complied with; the contempt case was closed without any finding of contempt; miscellaneous applications closed. Counsel for contemnors: Ashok Ram V, S Siva Kumari, T N M Ranga Rao, G V S Kishore Kumar.