V Suresh vs Sri S. Satyanarayana IAS - 2024 Supreme(Online)(AP) 18480

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2024 Supreme(Online)(AP) 18480

2024:APHC:53491 APHC010425742024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA [3331]
PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY ,THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4304/2024 Between:
1. V SURESH, S/O V SUBRRAMANYAM, AGED 49 YRS,JUNIOR ASSISTANT, R/O 18-6-86, SUNDRAIAH NAGAR TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND
1. S RI S SATYANARAYANA IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (IN CHARGE). DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS), SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH.
2. S RI S SATYANARAYANA IAS, THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA-521225.
...CONTEMNOR(S):
Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to may be pleased to punish the Respondents under Sec. 10 to 12 R/w Sec. 14 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for violating the orders of this Hon'ble Court passed in lA No. 1 of 2024 in WP NO. 17173 of 2024- dt.07-08-2024 willfully and intentionally and thereby send them to civil imprisonment with fine, in the interest of justice and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the Respondents to promote the Petitioner Executive Officer Grade-Ill in the existing Vacancies before promoting the Juniors to the Petitioner, in the interest of justice, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. CORPUS JURIS LAW PANEL LLP Counsel for the Contemnor(S):
1. NAGARAJU NAGURU The Court made the following:

:: ORDER ::

The above contempt case is filed complaining of non-implementation of interim order, dated 07.08.2024 passed in W.P.No.17173 of 2024.

2. W.P.No.17173 of 2024 is filed to declare the action of respondent No.2 in not appointing the petitioner as Executive Officer Grade-III, by transfer of service from the cadre of Junior Assistant, Endowment Institutions, West Godavari District, as per G.O.Ms.No.262, Revenue (Endowment-I)

Department dated 20.05.2022, as illegal and arbitrary.

3. By way of interim order, dated 07.08.2024, this Court directed learned respondent No.2 to consider the representations dated 04.09.2023 and 06.11.2023 made by the petitioner and pass a speaking order within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order. Complaining violation of said order, the above contempt case is filed.

4. Today, when the matter is listed, Ms. A. Vasavi, learned counsel representing Sri Nagaraju Naguru, learned counsel for the respondents submitted that a speaking order was passed vide Rc.No.E2/15021/252/2024 dated 14.10.2024, rejecting the petitioner’s request for transfer. Against the speaking order, petitioner filed another writ petition. The same was endorsed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

5. Since a speaking order was passed on the petitioner’s representations, in pursuance of the order, dated 07.08.2024, the order of this Court has been complied with and thus, violation of interim order does not arise. Hence, this contempt case is closed. No costs.

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date : 20.12.2024 IKN

143 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4304 / 2024 Date : 20.12.2024 IKN

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