P. Vasanth Kumar Vs Sri K. Ravi Kumar — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

P. Vasanth Kumar Vs Sri K. Ravi Kumar — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Contempt Case closed (no punitive action); respondent directed to complete the process for sanction of Annual Grade Increments within four weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, to stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent (Municipal Commissioner, Rajendra Nagar Municipality) wilfully disobeyed/deliberately violated the High Court's order dated 01.05.2025 in W.P.No.14157 of 2025, warranting punishment under Sections 10 & 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act.

Court's answer

In view of the Standing Counsel's submission that, pursuant to the order in W.P.No.14157 of 2025 dated 01.05.2025, the file for sanction of Annual Grade Increments is already processed and under circulation through e-office file No.390280 (presently with the Zonal Commissioner, Charminar Zone, GHMC), the Court closed the Contempt Case.

Ratio / Principle

The respondent was directed to complete the process for sanction of Annual Grade Increments within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Courts Act, Ss. 10 & 12 — Telangana High Court (Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, J.), 12.12.2025, Contempt Case No. 2273 of 2025 (P. Vasanth Kumar v. Sri K. Ravi Kumar, Municipal Commissioner, Rajendra Nagar Municipality): Contempt proceeding for alleged wilful disobedience of the High Court's order dated 01.05.2025 in W.P.No.14157 of 2025 concerning sanction of Annual Grade Increments to the petitioner, an NMR public health worker of GHMC Rajendra Nagar. When the matter was heard, the Standing Counsel for GHMC (G. Narayana) stated that the sanction file had already been processed and was under circulation through e-office file No.390280, presently with the Zonal Commissioner, Charminar Zone, GHMC, producing a letter of the Deputy Commissioner, Rajendranagar Circle No.11, GHMC. In view of that submission, the Court closed the Contempt Case and directed the respondent to complete the sanction process within four weeks of receipt of a copy of the order; pending miscellaneous petitions were directed to stand closed.

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INTHEHIGHcoURTFoRTHESTATEoFTELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

FRIDAY,THE^{TWELFTH DAY OF DECEMBER} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYFIVE}

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE^{SRIJUSTICENAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO}

CONTEMPT^{CASE NO: 2273 OF 2025}

Contempt case filed^{under Sections 10& 12 of Contemptof CoyrtsAct to} punish the respondents^{herein for willfully and disobeying /deliberately} /violating the orders^{of the High Courl dated 01'05-2025 passedin} W.P No.14157 ot²⁰²⁵

Between:

P. Vasanth Kumar,^{S/o P. tt4allaiah,Aged about 54 Years, Occ' PublicHealth} Worker, NMR,^{0/0 RajendraNagar iittig, OHMC, Rajendra Nagar R/o Narsingi} VifiigJ,' Orndipet^{fvlan'dal,Ranga Reddy District'}

...PETITIONER

AND

sri K. RAVI^{KUMAR, Municipalcommissioner, Rajendra nagar Municipality'} Ranga ReddY^District

...RESPONDENT

Counsel for the^{Petitioner:SRl' ARVIND KUMARKATA}

Gounsel for^{the Respondents:} '^{G NARAYANA (SC FOR SERVICE MATERS OF} GHMC AND^{AGRI MRKTCOMT,Y)}

The Court made^{the following:ORDER}

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AT HYDERABAD

THE }ilON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU^RA]ESHWARRAO

CONTEMPT CASE No,2273^{OF 2O25}

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P.Vasantlt Kumar.

Petitioner

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Sri K. P6rri Kumar

.. . Respondent

ORDER:

When the matter is taken up for^{hearing,Mr' G.Narayana,} learned Standing Counsel for GHMC^{appearing for the respondent} informed that^pursuant to the order^{of this Court in W.P.No.t4t57} of 2025 dated 01.05.2025, the file^{for sanction of Annual Grade} Incrementl; is already^processed and it is under^{circulation through} e-office file No.390280 and is^{presentlywith} the^Zonal Commissioner, Charminar Zone, GHMC,^{for further process.In} support of his contention, he^produced letter, dated^LL.12.2025 issued by the Deputy Commissioner,^{Rajendranagar Circle No.11,} GHMC.

In view of the above submission, the Contempt Case is closed. The respondent is directed to complete the process for sanction of Annual Grade Increments within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

SD/. V.HARI PRASAD DEPUTY REGISTRAR 6

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SECTION OFFICER

To,

, 1. Sri t(. RAVI KUMAR, Municipal Commissioner, Rajendra nagar Municipality, Ranga Reddy District.

One CC to SRl. ARAVIND KUMAR KATA, Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to SRl. G NARAYANA (SC FOR SERVICE MATERS OF GHMC AND AGRI MRKT COMTY) ,Advocate IOPUC]

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DATED:1 211i212025

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