G.Raghotham Reddy v. Sri Suresh Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court closed a contempt case alleging willful disobedience because the scope of contempt proceedings does not include re-examining the legality of subordinate authority orders even if non-compliant. Liberty is granted to challenge the memo in appropriate forums.
What did the court decide?
Contempt case closed; liberty granted to petitioner to challenge the memo in appropriate forum.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.ABHISHEK REDOY
CONTEMPT CASE NO: 3s2OF 2021
Contempt Case filed Under Sections'10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act to punish the respondents herein for wilful disobedience of the Order of the High Court dated. 15.07.2020passed in Writ Petition No.10427 of 2020.
Between:
- G. Raghotham Reddy, S/o. Venkata Krishna Reddy,Aged aboutS2-years, Occ. Business and Agriculture, R/o. H.No.3-9-639,Reddy Colony, Hanamkonda, Warangal Urban District.
...Petitioner/Petitioner
AND
- Sri Suresh Kumar, Tahsildar Atmakur Mandal,Warangal Rural District.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the non-compliance of the High Court order by the revenue authorities attracts contempt punishment.
Whether the legality or validity of the impugned revenue memo can be examined in a contempt proceeding.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
G. Raghotham Reddy
- respondent
Sri Suresh Kumar
- respondent
Dr. B. Gopi
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Telangana HC
- Decided on
- · April
- Registered
- Case no.
- CC/352/2021
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