This court disposed of a contempt case filed against state functionaries for alleged violation of interim orders in W.P. No. 33346/2022 regarding construction activities near Movie Towers. The court found no violation and dismissed the case.
Contempt case dismissed with no costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
FRIDAY, THE TWENry FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1680 OF 2022
Contempt Case filed under sections 10 lo 12 of contempt of courts Act to punish the respondents herein for willfully and disobeying/deliberately/violating the orders of the High Court dated 23108/2022 passed in WP NO.33346/2022
Between:
...PETITIONERS/wRlT PETITIONERS
AND
.Complex, Tamaka,Hyderabad-SOO01 7
...RESt'ONOI: t\rTS'RESPONDENTS
Counsel for the Pr titioners: SRl. NADELLA VENKA]'ESW/\F:A tlAO
Counsel for the Rr spondents: SRI Y. RAMA RAO
The Court made tf r:+ollowing: ORDER
HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
CONTEMFT CASE No. t68O OF 2022
ORDER:
This Court by order dated 23.08.2O22 passed an interim order in Writ Petition No. 33346 of 2022 which reads as under:
" Initially, this Court in W.P.No. 15952 of 2022 by order dated 12.04.2022 directed the respondents not to take up any construction activity in front of the Movie Towers and said interim order is extended until further orders on O1.08.2O22. In the light of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No 15952 of 2022, there shall be interim direction as prayed for. List along with W.P. No. 15952 ot 20222."
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vell/ f'rst I)r r( dcspite the intr:rim order. Th: sec:tir:-r o- the same road i:r fr-ol t of MOVItr Tou,ers 'A' block is eilso lt:irrg rlug up for alignnrent, itl-r the lou,ered Neopoiis sectior. Cor r s;eqr Le ntly, the levr:l ol tlrt: old in fror-rt ol MOVIE towers will br: ntuch different than t[-re l] r..ent exit and entry levels of IlOVIlt lor",ers. It is submit.tecl r:Lt the authoritj()s are under obligra -rr,n ro protect the right,. c i itizens and their ingress and egre,ss anrl causing disturt)ancc 1o the r:xisting road levels. It is sr.rLrrittrd that in spite ol thc lrlers, thcv are continuing with .he rv,rr <s. 3. lli Y. Ram.r Rao, learned cou;rs;el for the contemnors ;t blnits that as per the order ptrssecl b'' this Court, Lhe resl;olrd, n -s arc nr.rt making any construction and -he order ()f this Cou t is not lo takcr up any activitl' lrerbrr MOVIE 'I'oq,crs. Ac cldrng to him, errcn the photogralths [i]er i bcfore this Court rrlso l, not show that the respotrdcnt; ha v-e done anythinq op1 rsitt: to or beforc MOVIE Towers
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6 The Miscellaneous Applications, if any shall stand
automatically closed.
SD/-T.SRINIVAS DEPUTY REGISTRAR ClB //TRUE COPY//
SECTION OFFICER
To,
KKS
HIGH COUR T
DATED:21 11112022
ORDER
CC.No.1680('f 2022
DISMISSING'"HE CC WITHOUT CO riTS
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the respondents were in willful disobedience of interim orders.
Whether construction activities were continuing in violation of the stay order.
Sri Sisir Chalasani
Smt.Y. Yamini Bala
Sri Vanga Ramesh
Sri D.Madhu Babu
Sri G.Satyanarayana Reddy
Sri Somesh Kumar
LALITHA KANNEGANTI
As recorded by the court registry
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