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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
HARINATH N., Y.LAKSHMANA RAO
Nambala Bharatamma – Appellant
Versus
Amitabh Jain, IAS – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. allegations of contempt for order violation. (Para 1 , 2 , 4) |
| 2. court's analysis on jurisdiction and obligation. (Para 3 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. dismissal of contempt cases. (Para 7) |
Order :
Harinath N., J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the respondents.
2. The petitioners have filed the present contempt petitions alleging that the respondents have willfully violated the common order dated 24.05.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.13928 and 13929 of 2025. It is the specific case of the petitioners that the respondents have violated the orders of this Court and that the undertaking given by the learned Advocate General for the State of Chhattisgarh with regard to the status of the post mortem for the dead bodies and the next formality of handing over the dead bodies to the relatives of the deceased for performing funeral rites.
3. This Court recorded the statements of the learned Advocate General for the State of Chhattisgarh and disposed of the writ petition without going into the merits of the matter with respect to the objections raised by the learned Advocate General for the State of Chhattisgarh and the learned Advocate General for the State of Andhra Pradesh.
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A High Court cannot entertain contempt proceedings for actions occurring in another state without a specific direction provided by it.
Contempt petition closed upon submission of proof of compliance with prior court order.
The compliance with previous court orders negates grounds for contempt.
writ petition of the present nature ought not to be entertained. It may be true that the orders passed in favor of the Petitioners are not being implemented by the authorities, but, at the same time,....
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