THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARULU NIMMAGADDA CONTEMPT CASE NO.4843 OF 2024

ORDER

1. This Contempt Case is filed complaining the alleged willful disobedience in implementing the order dated 15.09.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.No.24216 of 2023.

2. The petitioner submits that he initially filed a contempt case in C.C.SR No.44977 of 2023 on 04.11.2023 through his counsel, Sri V. Roopesh Kumar Reddy. The case was returned by the Registry and was not re-submitted. Later, the petitioner engaged the present counsel, who filed contempt case in C.C. No.4843 of 2024 on 23.12.2024 afresh. It is submitted that since the contempt petition was originally filed on 04.11.2023, the present case should be treated as a continuation of the earlier proceedings. Therefore, the period of limitation must be calculated as on 04.11.2023, and Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act does not apply to the facts of this case. The petitioner further submits that although the respondents claim that a speaking order dated 16.11.2023 was served on him, he did not receive any such order. The respondents have also not produced any proof to show that the order was served on him. Even as of now, the respondents