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Bura Srinivas v. Sri. E.V. Narasimha Reddy, IAS

Telangana HC4 Jul 2025CC/1107/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Telangana High Court; contempt of court; Contempt of Courts Act 1971 Sections 10-12; willful disobedience of orders dated 08.07.2024 in W.P.No.17251 of 2024; compliance by speaking order dated 27.07.2024 rejecting promotion claim of Secondary Grade Teacher; respondents Commissioner & Director School Education, DEO Hyderabad, Principal Secretary Education; contempt case closed with liberty to challenge; party-in-person petitioner; pending miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs; Justice Pulla Karthik; decided 04.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Contempt case closed without punishment and without costs; petitioner given liberty to challenge the proceedings dated 27.07.2024 if he so desires. ¶27

Bura Srinivas Vs Sri. E.V. Narasimha Reddy, IAS — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Contempt case closed without punishment and without costs; petitioner given liberty to challenge the proceedings dated 27.07.2024 if he so desires.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents committed willful and deliberate disobedience of the orders of the High Court dated 08.07.2024 in W.P.No.17251 of 2024, warranting punishment under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

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Court's answer

The Court recorded the Government Pleader for Services' submission that, in compliance of the Court's order dated 08.07.2024 in W.P.No.17251 of 2024, a speaking order dated 27.07.2024 had been passed rejecting the petitioner's claim for promotion.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner, appearing as party-in-person, did not seriously dispute the submission that compliance had been effected through the speaking order dated 27.07.2024 rejecting his promotion claim.

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Key takeaways

In view of the compliance, the Contempt Case is closed; the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the proceedings dated 27.07.2024 if he so desires.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Case No. 1107 of 2025, filed under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 by Bura Srinivas, a Secondary Grade Teacher appearing in person, sought punishment of (i) the Commissioner & Director of School Education, (ii) the District Education Officer, Hyderabad District, and (iii) the Principal Secretary to Government (Education), State of Telangana, for willful and deliberate disobedience of the High Court's orders dated 08.07.2024 in W.P.No.17251 of 2024. At the hearing on 04.07.2025 (Justice Pulla Karthik), the Government Pleader for Services submitted that, in compliance, a speaking order dated 27.07.2024 had been passed rejecting the petitioner's promotion claim; the petitioner did not seriously dispute this. Holding that compliance stood effected, the Court closed the contempt case, granted the petitioner liberty to challenge the proceedings dated 27.07.2024 if he desired, held that pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, would stand closed, and awarded no costs.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

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CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1107 OF 2025

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Contempt Case filed Under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish,the respondents herein for willful and deliberate disobedience of the Orders of the High Court dated 08.07.2024^passed in W.PNo.17251 of 2024.

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Between:

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Bura Srinivas, S/o Late Bura Rajesham, Aged about 52yrs, Occ Secondary Grade Teacher, Govt. Primary School, CC Nagar, Afzalsagar, Asifnagar-l ltlandal, Hyderabad. Old Address Bura Srinivas S/O Late Rajesham Ops School, Lalapet Gadi, Marredpally Mandal

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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'1 , Sri. E.V. Narasimha Reddy, lAS, Commissioner and Director, School Education, Telangana Bhavan, Hyderabad.

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R.Rohini, District Education Officer, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad.

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Sri Dr. Yogita Rana lAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department State of Telangana, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad

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...RESPONDENTS

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI BURA SRINIVA

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Counsel for the Respondents: G P FOR SERVICES

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA I.,ARTHIK

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CONTEMPT CASE No.11O7 of 2025

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ORDER:

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This Contempt Casc, undcr Scctions 10 to I 2 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 197 1, is filecl sceking to punish the conte mn ors / re spondents for their willful disobedierce o[ thc interim order c f this court dated O8.O7.2024 in W.P.No. tT2St of 2024.

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Today, uThsn Lhc maU.er is taken up for hearing, le:rrnecl Govcrnment Pleader for Services I, submits rhat in compliance o[ rhe intcrim order of this Court dated 08.O7.2O2,1 in W.p.No .l72|l of 202,1, a spcaking order vide proccedings Rc.53 t 6/()4 lC6 /2012_24 daLccl 27 )T .2024, h:rs been passed, rcjecting thc ciarm o{'thc pctirioner for promotion.

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The above made submission is not seriousll clisputed by the petitioner/ party-in-person.

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[n vier,., of the nl;ovc, thc Contcmpt Case is closccl. IIotcver, the petitioner is at liberty to challcnge thc pr-oceedings .7.O7.2O24. if he so desires.

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[,ending miscellane ou s pctitions, if any, shall stand closed

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No costs.

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P.PADMANABHA^REDDY DE)UTY REGISTRAR

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SEC6d" FICER

To,

1 Bura Srinivas, S/o^{Late Bura Rajesham, Agedabout 52yrs, Occ Secondary} Grade Teacher,^{Govt. PrimarySchool, CC Nagar, A'zalsagar'Asifnagar-l} Mandal, Hyderabad.^{Old Address Bura Srinivas S/O LateRajeshamOps} School, Lalapet Gadi,Marredpally^Mandal

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