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APHC010080202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3332]
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CONTEMPT CASE NO: 443/2025 Between:
1. MUTYALA SRIHARINARAYANA, S/O MUTHYALA BHASKARA RAMAKRISHNA, AGE 58 YEARS, 1-96 MUTHYALA VARI STREET DEVIPATAM MANDALAM.PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 533339.
2. GATTI.RAJASHEKAR,, S/O GATTI PRASADARAO, AGE 44 YEARS, 1-30,PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-PIN 533339.
3. DEVISETTI RAM BABU,, S/O DEVISETTI BULLINARASAYYA, AGE 44 YEARS 1/31,NEAR CEMENT ROAD, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -
533339.
4. PINNAM REDDY SRINIVASRAO,, S/O PINNAM REDDY RAMAKRISHNA, AGE 57 YEARS, 1-59, DEVIPATNAM, PUDIPALLI EAST GODAVARI, ANDHRA PRADESH - 533339.
5. DEVISETTI SRIRAMA RAO,, S/O DEVISETTI GANGADARA RAMARAO, AGE 42 YEARS, 1-59/B, RAMALAYAM VEEDHI PRADESH -533339.
6. PONASANAPALLI PEDDA BABURAO,, S/O PONASANAPALLI KASEEELU, AGE 53 YEARS 1-61, CEMENT ROAD BESIDE, PRADESH-533339.
7. SIMHADRI SRIRAMA CHANDRA MURTHY,, S/O SIMHADRI VEKATARAJU, AGE 42 YEARS, 1-91/A, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-533339.
8. POSANAPALLI NAGARJUNA RAO,, S/O POSANAPALLI CHINNA RAMARAO, AGE 48 YEARS, 2-4,METTA VEEDHI, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
9. CHINTALPUDI CHITTI BABU,, S/O CHINTALAPUDI GURU MURTHY, AGE 73 YEARS, 1-122, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
10. C HINTALAPUDI PADMINI RAMYA,, D/O CHINTALPUDI CHITTI BABU, AGE 31 YEARS,1-122, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
11. D EVISETTI RAM SAI,, S/O DEVISETTI NAGESWARA RAO, AGE 28 YEARS,45, PUDIPALLI RAMALAYAM TEMPLE, DEVIPATNAM, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
12. D EVISETTI SATYA PATTABHI RAGHU KIRAN,, S/O DEVISETTI NAGESWARA RAO, AGE 27 YEARS, 45, PUDIPALLI RAMALAYAM TEMPLE, DEVIPATNAM, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
13. D EVISETTI SUBRAMANYAM,, S/O DEVISETTI PATTABI RAMAYYA, AGE 55 YEARS, 1-60, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
14. P AKA GANDIYYA,, S/O PAKA SEETHAYYA, AGE 58 YEARS, 2-
ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
15. S RIKAKULAPU VEERABADRA RAO,, S/O, SRIKAKULAPU SURYANARAYANA RAO, AGE 53 YEARS, R/O PUDIPALLI, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339
16. S MT.JANI VENKATA RAMANA,, W/O LATE JANI SATYANARAYANA, AGE 49 YEARS, 1-32, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
17. B ELLI RAMBABU,, S/O BELLI BHUSHANAM , AGE 55 YEARS, 1-87/A, A C PETA, PUDIPALLI ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
18. D EVISETTI SATYANARAYANA MURTHY,, S/O DEVISETTI RAJA BABU, AGE 40 YEARS, 81, PUDIPALLI,ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
19. C HINTALAPUDI GEETHA SRIDEVI, D/O CHINTALAPUDI CHITTI BABU, AGE 27 YEARS,1-122, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
20. D EVISETTI NAGESHWARA RAO,, S/O DEVISETTI SATYANARAYANA MURTHY AGE 62 YEARS,1-63 C, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
21. P ONASANAPALLI DHARMA RAJU,, S/O LATE.RAMAYYA, AGE
70 YEARS, D.NO. 1-12/B, MAIN ROAD, DEVIPATNAM, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
22. K ATARI MANGATAYARU,, W/O LATE KATARI UMA MAHESHWARA RAO, AGE 55 YEARS,D.NO. 1-2129, RAMALAYA VEEDHI PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
23. K ATARI PADMAVATHI,, D/O LATE KATARI UMA MAHESHWARA RAO, AGE 35 YEARS,D.NO.1-2129, RAMALAYA VEEDHI PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
24. P ONASANAPALLI RAJESHWARI, W/O PONASANAPALLI KASEEELU, AGE 77 YEARS, 1-60, CC ROAD, PUDIPALLI, 533339.
25. V UDDAGIRI SAI ANNAPURNA,, D/O VUDDAGIRI VEERA KRISHNA, AGE 28 YEARS H.NO.1-61,MADYA VEEDHI, DEVIPATNAM, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
26. S IMHADRI VENKATA RAMA POSIBABU, S/O SIMHADRI VENKATA SWAMI, AGE 47 YEARS, 1-91, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
27. P ONASANAPALLI KASEEELU,, S/O PONASANAPALLI PEDDA BABU RAO, AGE 24 YEARS, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-533339.
28. J ANI RAMESH,, S/O JANI SATYANARAYANA, AGE MAJOR, PUDIPALLI,DEVIPATNAM ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
29. D EVISETTI VENKATA KRISHNA,, S/O DEVISETTI SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, AGE57 YEARS, 1-64, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
30. D EVISETTI SWAROOPA,, D/O DEVISETTI SATYANARAYANA, AGE 35 YEARS, 1-46, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
31. D EVISETTI RAMA KRISHNA,, D/O DEVISETTI SATYANARAYANA, AGE MAJOR, 1-46, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
32. D EVISETTI VISHNU CHAKRAM,, S/O DEVISETTI GANGADHARA RAMA RAO, AGE 44 YEARS, 1-59/C, RAMALAYAM VEEDHI, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
33. G ATTI DEVENDRA KUMAR,, S/O GATTI DURGA PRASAD RAO, AGE 31 YEARS. D.NO. 1-30, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI
34. G ULLAPUDI LINGARAJU,, S/O GULLAPUDI PULLARAO, AGE
54 YEARS, 1-107, DEVIPATNAM, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI
35. R AGHURAM DEVISETTI, S/O D.SUBRAMANYAM, AGE 34 YEARS, 1-60, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
36. M EDISETTI VENKATESWARA RAO,, S/O MEDISETTI SATYANARAYANA RAO, AGE 45 YEARS,1-56, PUDIPALLI. ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -
533339.
37. K AKARAPARTI VENKATADRI,, S/O K.SATYANARAYANA, AGE
38 YEARS, 1-1, DEVIPATNAM, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
38. S IMHADRI SURYANARAYANA,, S/O SIMHADRI VENKATARATNAM, AGE 59 YEARS, 1-91, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJP DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
39. K AKARAPARTI SATYANARAYANA,, S/O KAKARAPARTHI SRIRAMULU, AGE 38 YEARS. 1-1, KRINDI VEEDHI, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
40. S IMHADRI SATYANARAYANA MURTHY,, S/O SIMHADRI VENKATA RAJU, AGE 47 YEARS, 1-91, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
41. B ADIREDDY PAPARATNAM KUMARI,, W/O BADIREDDY VENKANNA DORA, AGE 55 YEARS, 1-64, KRINDI VEEDHI, PUDIPALLI ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
42. S IMHADRI VENKATARAJU,, S/O SIMHADRI VENKATARATNAM, AGE 42 YEARS, 1-91, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -
533339.
43. V UDDAGIRI KAMESHWARA RAO,, S/O VUDDAGIRI NAGESHWARA RAO, AGE 50 YEARS, 1-62, PUDIPALLI, 533339.
44. D EVISETTI NAGARAJU,, S/O DEVISETTI SOMARAJU, AGE 69 YEARS,., 1-52, CEMENT ROAD, 1-91, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI
45. D EVISETTI VISHNU,, S/O DEVISETTI NAGESHWARA RAO AGE 36 YEARS,1-63, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
46. D EVISETTI SRIMANARAYANA,, S/O DEVISETTI VENKATESHWARARAO, AGE 52 YEARS, 1-05, PAI VEEDHI, PUDIPALLI ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
47. G ATTI DURGA PRASAD RAO,, S/O GATTI PRASAD RAO, AGE
55 YEARS, 1-30, PAI VEEDHI, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-533339.
48. J ANI PADHMAJA,, W/O LATE JANI SRINIVASU, AGE 40 YEARS, 1-32, PUDIPALLI, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
49. U DDAGIRI SWARAJYA LAKSHMI,, W/O LATE VENKATESHWARA RAO, AGE 60 YEARS, D.NO.4-26, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
50. U DDAGIRI RAMAKRISHNA,, S/O LATE VENKATESHWARA RAO, AGE 42 YEARS, D.NO.4-26, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -
533339.
51. U TIA RAMASEETA YASODA NAGA LAXMI,, D/O UTIA KANNA REDDY, AGE 29 YEARS, H.NO.4-30, WARD.NO.1, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
52. J ANI RAM PRASAD,, S/O JANI VENKATARAO, AGE 57 YEARS.
H.NO. 1-32, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
53. D EVISETTI RAMAKRISHNA,, S/O DEVISETTI NAGESHWARA RAO, AGE 47 YEARS,1-46/C, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, 533339.
54. M UTYALA NAGA VENKATA KUMAR,, S/O LATE MUTYALA MADHAVA RAO, AGE 54 YEARS 1-96/A, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
55. S IMHADRI KANAKARAJU,, S/O SIMHADRI VENKATARATNAM, AGE 59 YEARS. AGE 65 YEARS, D.NO.1-93, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
56. G ULLAPUDI SRINIVASARAO,, S/O GULLAPUDI PULLARAO, AGE 60 YEARS PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
57. J ANI BHASKARA RAO,, S/O JANI RAMANNA, AGE 77 YEARS, H.NO. 1-32, CC ROAD, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
58. B HIMAVARAPU NAGESHWARA RAO,, S/O BHIMAVARAPU PAIDIYYA, AGE 49 YEARS, H.NO.1-25, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
59. M UTYALA NAGA VENKATA RAJ KUMAR,, S/O LATE MUTYALA MADHAVA RAO, AGE 47 YEARS, 1-96/A, PUDIPALLI, DEVIPATNAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -533339.
...PETITIONER(S)
AND
1. SRI G SAI PRASAD IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF AP, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH.
2. SRI G SAI PRASAD IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES (R AND R) DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF AP, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH.
3. SRI G SAI PRASAD IAS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE (LA) DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF AP, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH.
4. SRI S RAMA SUNDER REDDY IAS, COMMISSIONER (R AND R) POLAVARAM IRRIGATION WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF AP, VIJAYAWADA.
5. SRI A S DINESH KUMAR IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALLURI SITARAMARAJU DISTRICT AT PADERU, ANDHRA PRADESH.
6. SRI P PRASANTHI IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH.
7. KUM KALPASRI K R IAS, THE SUB-COLLECTOR, R AND R OFFICER, (PIP) RAMPACHOWDAVARAM, ALLURI SEETHARAMARAJU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.
8. SRI V ABISHEK IAS, THE PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR POLAVARAM IRRIGATION PROJECT DOWLESWARAM, EAST GODAVARI AT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM ANDHRA PRADESH.
9. SRI S SARALA VANDANAM IAS, THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH
10. K UM KALPASRI K R IAS, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAMPACHODAVARAM ANDHRA PRADESH.
11. S RI K SATYANARAYANA, TAHSILDAR, DEVIPATNAM MANDAL RAMPACHODAVARAM DIVISION ANDHRA PRADESH.
...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 summon the respondents/contemnors for willfully violating order dated.08.01.2024 in W.P. No.436 of 2024 under Sec. 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, and punish them as per the law in the interest of Justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1. K B RAMANNA DORA Counsel for the Contemnor(S):
1. SUSHMA YAGANTI
2.
The Court made the following:
ORDER
This Contempt Case is filed under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for the willful disobedience of the orders dated 08.01.2024 passed in W.P.No.436 of 2024.
2. This Court, on 08.01.2024, disposed of W.P.No.436 of 2024 as per the orders passed in W.P.No.26293 of 2023 dated 09.10.2023 directing the respondent authorities to pass orders on the petitioner’s claim. Alleging non-compliance of the said direction, the present contempt case has been filed.
3. Heard Sri K.B.Ramanna Dora, learned counsel for the petitioners and Smt Sushma Yaganti, learned counsel for the respondents.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners in elaboration to what has been stated in the affidavit submitted that the petitioners filed writ petition vide W.P.No.436 of 2024 being aggrieved by the action of the respondents in rejecting their claim for R&R package for acquiring their lands for Polavaram Project. In a similar circumstance, some individuals filed a writ petition vide W.P.No.26293 of 2023 and this Court, on 09.10.2023 disposed of the same directing the respondents concerned to pass a reasoned order afresh after hearing the parties by fixing three months time. As the said order is squarely applicable to the facts of the case in W.P.No.436 of 2024, this Court, on 08.01.2024, disposed of the said writ petition in similar lines as in W.P.No.26293 of 2023. Though the order was dispatched on 02.02.2024, since, the authorities have not passed orders within the stipulated period of three months, the present Contempt Case has been filed. He would further contend that after filing of contempt case and that too after receiving personal notice, the authorities passed orders in the month of April, 2025. The petitioners questioned the said orders by way of a writ petition in W.P.No.16329 of 2025. Not passing orders in the stipulated period amounts to willful and deliberate disobedience of the orders passed by this Court, as such, they are liable for punishment, accordingly, prayed to punish the respondent/contemnors by virtue of provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents on counter submitted that as general elections were held in the month of May, 2024 and further pursuant to the elections, general transfers also took place and after verifying the claims of the petitioners orders have been passed as such, there occurred delay, the same is neither willful nor wanton and tendered unconditional apology. The said delay is beyond the control of the authorities concerned. She further submitted that mere passing of orders after filing the contempt case does not amount to willful disobedience as alleged by the petitioners nor it is deliberate violation, as such, prayed to exonerate the respondents from the contempt case.
9. Perused the record and considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties.
10. This Court by way of order dated in W.P.No.436/2024 passed the following order:
“Heard Sri K.B.Ramanna Dora, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Vamsi Krishna, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition.
2. When the matter is taken up for consideration today, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that, the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.26293/2023 dated 09.10.2023 and accordingly prayed to pass similar order in this writ petition also.
3. To the said submission, learned Assistant Government Pleader reported no objection.
4. Taking the submissions of both the learned counsel into consideration and following the above said order and for the reasons recorded therein, this writ petition also stands disposed in terms of the order passed in W.P.No.26293/2023 dated 09.10.2023.
Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. No costs.
Registry is directed to enclose a copy of order W.P.No.26293/2023 dated 09.10.2023 to this order.”
11. The case of the petitioners in the said writ petition is tha
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