Dr.M. Raja Veeru Vs Smt. Christina Z.Chongthu Garu, IAS — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

Dr.M. Raja Veeru Vs Smt. Christina Z.Chongthu Garu, IAS — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Contempt case closed, with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the remedies available against the proceedings dated 30.08.2025 issued by the Secretary to Government, Health, Medical & Family Welfare(E) Department; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondents wilfully committed contempt by not implementing and disobeying the judgment of this Court dated 30.04.2025 in W.P.No.9200 of 2023, and whether, in view of the compliance memo dated 30.08.2025 issued by the Secretary to Government, the present contempt case should be closed.

Court's answer

Taking into consideration the issuance of memo No.6920lE1/2025 dated 30.08.2025 by the Secretary to Government, Health, Medical & Family Welfare(E) Department in compliance with the order of this Court dated 30.04.2025 passed in W.P.No.9200 of 2023, the present contempt case is closed, giving the petitioner liberty to pursue the remedies available against the proceedings dated 30.08.2025.

Ratio / Principle

There shall be no order as to costs.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Case No. 1524 of 2025, High Court for the State of Telangana (Surepalli Nanda J.), decided 12.09.2025: The petitioner, a retired Medical Officer of a Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, complained of wilful non-implementation of and disobedience to the orders of the High Court dated 30.04.2025 in W.P.No.9200 of 2023 by three State officials (Principal Secretary, Medical & Family Welfare; Director/Commissioner, AYUSH; Secretary, Finance & Planning). On the Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I informing the Court that, in compliance with the Court's direction dated 30.04.2025, a detailed speaking order vide memo dated 30.08.2025 of the Secretary to Government, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (E) Department had been issued to the petitioner, the Court closed the contempt case, granting the petitioner liberty to pursue the remedies available against the proceedings dated 30.08.2025; no order as to costs.

THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF^TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

FRIDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY^{OF SEPTEMBER} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY^FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE^{SUREPALLINANDA}

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1524 OF²⁰²⁵

Petition under sections 10 lo 12 of^{Contempt of courts Act, seekingto punish} the Respondents, for willfully^{committing contempt in not implementingand} disobeying the^judgment of^{this Courtin W.P-No.920O of 2023, d1.3010412025'}

Between:

Dr M Raja Veeru, S/o.^{Rajaiah, Aged about67 years, Retired as Medical} Officer 0lo. Government.^{Ayurvedic Dispensary Chilvakodur} 0/),^Gollapally (M) , Jagityal District, Telangana State.^{R/o H No 24-1-244'Markendaya} Stieet,^gesioe Basthi Davakana,^{Darga Kajipet, Hanmakonda (Dist) T'S}

...PETITIONER

AND

Smt. Christina Z.Chongthu^{Garu, lAS, Principal Secretdry, Medical and Family} Welfare Department, Government^{of Telangana, Secretariat,Hyderabad}

Smt. K. Hymavathi Garu,^{l.A.S., Director/Commissioner, Departmentof} Ayush, Government of^{Telangana, Beside Old PassportOffice,} Secunderabad, Hyderabad^{(Present Address)}

Sri Sandeep Kumar Sultania^{Garu'lAS, Secretary, Finance AND Planning} Department, Telangana^{Secretariat, Hyderabad}

...RES'ONDENTS

Counsel for the Petitioner:SRl.^{CH GANESH}

Counsel for the Respondents:^{ASSISTANT GP FOR SERVICESI}

The Court made the following:^ORDER

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HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NA I IDA

CONTEM PT CASE No.1 5 24 ot 2O21

ORDER:

Heard Sri Ch.Ganesh, Iearned counsel .lpearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Assistant lovernment Pleader for Services-I appearing on behalf of the^-:spondents.

Complaining violation of the orders of this Court dated 30.04.2025 passed in W.p.No.92OO o. 2023, the present Contempt Case is filed.

Learned Assastant Government pl:ader for Services-I appearing on behalf of the -:spondents brings to the notice of this Court that in cc,r npliance to the direction of this Court, dated 3O.O4.ZOil ; passed in W.P.No.92OO ot 2(J23, a detailed speaking or ter vide memo No.692OlE1 /2O2St dated 3O.OB.2It25 of the Secretary to Government, Government of Telangana, hlealth, Medical & Family Welfare(E) Depar:ment had been issued to the petitioner and therefore, ihe present contempt case may be closed.

4, Taking into consideration the fact of issuance of memo No.6920lE1 /2025, ctated 3O.OB.it 12S by the

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Secretary to Government,^{Government of Telangana,} Health, Medical &^{Family Welfare(E) Departmentin} compliance to the order of this^Court,dated 30.04.2025^{passed in W.P.No'9200 of 2O23,the present} contempt case^{is closed, giving liberty to the petitioner} to pursue the^{remediesas are available tothe} petitioner against the^{proceedings,dated 3O'08'2025} issued by the Secretary^{to Government,Government of} Telangana, Health,^{Medical &Family Welfare(E)} Department in compliance^{to theorder of this Court} dated 30.04.2025^{passed inW'P'No'92OO ot2023'}

However, there^{shal!be no order as to costs.}

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