S. Krishna Murthy Vs Sri M. Raghunandan Rao, I.A.S. — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

S. Krishna Murthy Vs Sri M. Raghunandan Rao, I.A.S. — Contempt of Court | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Contempt Case No.669 of 2025 closed as no further orders were necessary; miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed; no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Contempt Case, filed alleging non-compliance of the common order dated 13-12-2023 in Writ Petition No.7909 of 2023, survived for further adjudication.

Court's answer

On the submission of learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions, that the election schedule had been issued by the respondents on 31-10-2025, the cause in the contempt case does not survive for further adjudication.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the above submission, the Contempt Case is closed as no further orders are necessary.

Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed; no costs were awarded.ratio¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Nagesh Bheemapaka, J.), 14-11-2025: Contempt Case No.669 of 2025, filed under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 by four ex-employees of GVK Novopan Industry (S Krishna Murthy, L. Rama Kotaiah, Chinna Satyanarayana and D. Sambha Shiva Rao), alleging wilful and deliberate disobedience of the common order dated 13-12-2023 in W.P. No.7909 of 2023, against (i) the Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Co-operation Department; (ii) the Director for Cooperation, Co-operative Societies; (iii) the District Collector, Sanga Reddy; (iv) the JR/District Cooperative Officer, Sanga Reddy; and (v) the District Revenue Officer/Official PIC of the Industrial Employees-Cooperative House Building Society Ltd, Bandlaguda, Sanga Reddy (TG-925). At the hearing, learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that the election schedule had been issued on 31-10-2025, so the cause in the contempt case did not survive for further adjudication. In view of that submission, the Court closed the Contempt Case as no further orders were necessary; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stood closed; no costs.

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

FRIDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

CONTEMPT CASE N O: 669 OF 2025

Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 to punish the contemnors/Respondents for willfully and deliberately disobeyrng the orders passed by this Court dated 13-12-2023 in W.p No.7909 of 2023.

Between:

S Krishna Murthy, S/o Somaiah, Aged about 62 years, Occ_ Ex. Emolovee GVK Novopfll lndustry R/o H.No 12-95. Srinao'ar Cotony, patanclierJvu, Sangareddy District - 502 -319

L. Rama Kotaiah, S/o Venkata Swamy, Aged about 62 years, Occ- Ex. Employee.CY[ tloyopql tndustry R/o H No^-8-25, Jp Cotony, patbnineruvu, Sangareddy District - 502 -3i 9

Chinna Satyanarayana. S/o S. Satyam, Aged about 72 vearc. Occ_ Ex. Emptoyee. GVK Novopjrn lndustry R/o H.No. 15_.15_1/771504, Flat No. 404, laikiran^{Apts., Alind EmptoyeesHousing Colony.Sherlingampally,Ranga} Reddy District.

D. Sambha Shiva Rao, S/o Venkateshwar Rao. Aoed aboul 12 vears Occ_ ^EI^{ETployge GVK Novopantndustry R/o plot Nt-o72 a73 Ft;t ruo.gOZ,} Srisaidatha Enclave, Tyagarayanagar Raod No. 2,Kapra, Hyderabad

...PETITIONERS

AND

Sri M. Raghunandan Rao, 1.A.S.,, principal Secretary Agrrculture and Co-operation Department. Secretanat. Hyderdbad

Sri. P.Uday Kumar, I.A.S. Director for Cooperation Co-operative Societies, 3rd Floor, Gruhakalpa Building^and Nampally^Registrar Road,^of Hyderabad

Smt. Valluru Kranthi,l.A.S.,, Drstrict Co ector, Sanga Reddy Diskict

Sri R. Kiran Kumar, JR/District Cooperative Officer, Sanga Reddy District

Smt. G. Padmaja Rani. District Revenue Officer/Official plC of the lndustrial tmployees-Cooperative House Building Society Ltd Bandlaguda Sanga Reddy TG-925

...CONTEMNORS/RESPONDENTS

Counsel for the petitioner(s):SRl. T KISTAIAH

Counsel for the Respondents: Gp FOR CO-OPERATION

The Court made the following: ORDER:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE^{NAGESHBHEEMAPAKA}

CONTEMPT CASE No.669 of 2025

ORDER:

This Contcmpt Case is filed alleging non compliance of^the common order, dated^13.12.2023 parssed by this Court in Writ Petition No.79O9 of 2023.

Today when the matter is taken up^{for hearing,learned} counsel appearing for^{the respondcnts on irlstructionswould submit} that . election schedule has^{been issueclby the respondentson} 31.1O.2O25, therefore, the^{cause in this contempt casc does not} survjve lor further adjudicat^ion.

In view ol the above submission,^{this Contempt Case is closed} as no further orders are^nccessary

Miscellaneous petitions,^{if anv, shalIstltndclosed. No costs'}

SD/-T.VIJAY^KUMAR DEPUTY REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

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One CC to^{Sri. T.Kistaiah, Advocate [OPUC]}

Two CCs to^{GP for Co-operation, High Court for the State of Telangana} tourl

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HIGH COURT

DATED:1 4l'1112025

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CLOSING THE CONTEMPT CASE WITHOUT COSTS

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