Smt. Chittaboyana Laxmi v. Sri. Mahinder Reddy
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt of Courts Act 1971, Sections 10-12; civil contempt petition against Tahsildar, B. Pochampally Mandal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri District; alleged violation/wilful disobedience of interim status quo order (possession over subject land) in W.P.No.20924 of 2022; order dated 27.04.2024 modifying earlier order dated 22.04.2022 (caption recites 27.04.2022); possession contended to be already with Government before interim order; disputed substantive issues not resolvable in contempt proceedings; contempt case closed without adjudication; liberty reserved to agitate grievances in pending writ petition; miscellaneous petitions closed; High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad; Contempt Case No.2741 of 2024; decided 24.01.2025; single-judge bench Sri Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy; counsel Sri Vinod Singh (petitioner), GP for Revenue (respondent).
What did the court decide?
None; the Contempt Case was closed without adjudication of the contempt allegation, with liberty to the petitioner to agitate grievances in the pending writ petition (W.P.No.20924 of 2022). Miscellaneous petitions, if any, ordered closed.