Chandra Prakash Rathod Vs Sri Venkateshwar Reddy — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

Chandra Prakash Rathod Vs Sri Venkateshwar Reddy — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No punishment imposed; both contempt cases closed in view of the respondent's compliance proceedings dated 20.08.2025, with liberty to the petitioners to avail remedies available under law; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent, Executive Engineer (R&B), committed contempt punishable under Article 215 of the Constitution and Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act by willfully and wantonly flouting the interim order dated 12-02-2025 in W.P. No.3938 of 2025 (Contempt Case No.1285 of 2025). +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Taking into consideration the respondent's proceedings dated 20.08.2025 (whereby the representations were considered and the order passed), the Court held that no further adjudication is required in these contempt cases.

Key takeaways

Both Contempt Cases Nos.1285 and 1289 of 2025 were closed, with liberty reserved to the petitioners to avail such remedies as are available under law; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.ratio¶44

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Courts Act, Sections 10 to 12, with Article 215 of the Constitution — Closure of contempt proceedings upon subsequent compliance — Common order in Contempt Case Nos.1285 and 1289 of 2025 against Sri Venkateshwar Reddy, Executive Engineer (R&B), Hyderabad, alleging willful and wanton flouting of the interim order dated 12-02-2025 in W.P. No.3938 of 2025 and the interim order dated 10-02-2025 in W.P. No.3703 of 2025, the grievance being non-consideration of the petitioners' representation dated 25.01.2025 within the time fixed by the Court. Respondent's counsel produced proceedings dated 20.08.2025 showing that the representations were considered and the order passed, with copies served on the petitioners' counsel. Held: taking the proceedings dated 20.08.2025 into consideration, no further adjudication was required; both contempt cases closed, petitioners granted liberty to avail remedies available under law; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed. (J. Sreenivas Rao, J.)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTETMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO

CONTEMPT CASE Nos.1285 and^'1289 OF 2025

CONTEMPT CASE No.1285 of 2025

Petition under Article 215 of the Constitution of lndia and Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act to punish the Respondent, for committing contempt of the directions granted by the Honourable Court by willfully and wantonly flouting the lnterim Order dated 12-02-2025 irassed in W P No.3938 of 2025.

Between:

Telukuntla Srinivas Rao, S/o Telukuntla Gopala Krishna Aged bout 55 Years, Occ. Business, R/o 1-68/3, Reddy Colony, Anjani Apartment, Pothireddypally, Sangareddy.

...Petitioner

AND

Sri Venkateshwar Reddy, S/o Not known to the petitioner The executive Engineer (R and B), 1St Floor, R and B Complex, A.C. Guards, Masab Tank, Hyderabad- 500 0004

... Respondent

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VIJAY PISSAY

Counsel for the Respondents: SRI V.T.KALYAN

CONTEMPT CASE No.1289 ol 2025

Petition under Article 215 of the Constitution of lndia and Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act to punish the Respondent, for committing contempt of the directions granted by the Honourable Court by willfully and wantonly flouting the lnterim Order dated 10-02-2025 passed in W.P No.3703 of 2O25.

Between:

Chandra Prakash Rathod, S/o Ramu Rathod, Aged about 31 Years, OccAgriculture Rlo 1-59-129, Balaji Nagar Colony, Near Sharada High School. tt/ryapur, Hyderabad.

...Petitioner

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AND

Sri Venkateshwar Reddy, S/o Not known to the^petitiot-tt: -lhe executive Engineer (R & B), 1'' Floor, R & B Complex, A.C Guarcs Masab Tank, Hyderabad- 500 004.

...Respondent

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VIJAY PISSAY

Counsel for the Respondents: SRI V.T.KALYAN

The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER

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HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENI/AS^RAO

Conternpt Case Nos.1285 of2025 and¹²⁸⁹ of2025

COMMON ORDER:

These contempt cases havc beetr^{filed seckingto} punish tl-re respondent under Sectionⁱ 0^{a nd12 of} Contempt of Courts Act for u'ilful^{anddeliberate} disobedience of the order^passed b.r' this^{Court in} W.P.No.3938 of 2025, daLed 12.O2.2025.

Since the respondent contemnor^{in both contempt} cases is the same, the cases are^{being disposed o[ by way} of this common order.

Heard Sri Vrjay Pissay, learned^{counsel forthe} petitioncr and Sri V.T.Kalyan, Iearned counsel^appearing on bchalf of tl-re respondent.

Learned counsel for the^petitioner submits^that insprte of specific direction issued by this^{Court while} disposing the writ petition in^{W.P.No.3938of} 2025,^dated 72-O2.2025, "the respondent-contemnor has not^taken steps to consider the^{representation submitted by the}

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petitioner on 25.O 1 .2025 and not passed thr or<ler even after exprrl' of thc time as fixed by this Court. Her-rce, the responclent contcrnnor is liable for punishmen r

Lt:errned r'ounse I appearing on . be.l rlf of tl-rc rcsponclent subrnits that the responcle t -contemnor considerecl the r-cprcse ntations submitted by -1 t: petitroncr and passecl the orrler vide letter Lr.No.EE/ NF, HYD/ DB/ D4 IEPC. rvrrrk/NIl-65/WP No.393B of 2025 l',t 25-26 1944, dated 20.08.2025 ernd tl'rc copy of the above said proceedir-rgs \rerc placed be iore this Court aft.er duly sen'ing upon thc lcarned counsel for the petiti I rer

Tirkir-rg inl o considcration of the rbovc said procccdings datccl 20.o8.2025, this Couri is of the considerccl vieu, l hzrt no further adjudicatior-r recluired in these cases

7 Accorclingl_v, these Contempt Cases rre closed Horvever, the pctitioncrs are granted libertv .o ztvail the remedies as available under larv.

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Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shal1

stand closed

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DEPUTY REGISTRA
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'1 . One CC to Sri Vijay Pissay, Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to Sri V.T.Kalyan, Advbcate IOPUC]

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DATED:0410912025

COMMON ORDER

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