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APHC010405242019

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3209]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1041 OF 2019

Between:

1. A DWARAKANATH REDDY, S/O.LATEA.VENKATARAMI REDDY,

AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, OCC- AGRICULTURE, RIO.D.NO.6-82,

PANJANISATRAM, PEDDAPANJANI MANDAL, CHITTOOR

DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. K EERTHI CHEKURI, THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,

MADANAPALLI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

2. M OHANAVALLI, THE TAHASILDAR, PEDDAPANJANIMANDAL,

CHITTOOR DISTRICT.

...CONTEMNOR(S):

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. S PARINEETA

Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

1. T BALASWAMI

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The Court made the following ORDER:

The present Contempt Case is filed alleging non-implementation of

the order dated 29.01.2019 in Writ Petition No. 697 of 2019. The said

Writ Petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.3 and

4 to consider and dispose of the application made by the petitioner for

mutation of his name in the revenue records in respect of the land of an

extent of Ac.1.03 cents in Survey No.164/2 and Ac.0-10 cents in

Sy.No.164/4 of Kogileru village, Pedapanjani Mandal, Chittoor District,

strictly in accordance with the procedure established by law and to

complete the exercise as expeditiously as possible and preferably within

eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. A specific

direction was also issued to the effect that the decision taken shall be

communicated to the petitioner within a week, thereafter. The above

mentioned order has not been implemented.

2) The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner

got issued a legal notice, dated 13.09.2019, calling upon the respondent

Nos.3 and 4 / respondents herein to comply with the order dated

29.01.2019, and as there is no response, the present Contempt Case is

filed. He also submits that though in the reply affidavit of the respondent

No.2 herein a stand was taken to the effect that pursuant to the orders

referred to above, the Endorsement vide ROC No.C/23/2019, dated

22.02.2019 was issued, the same was not served on the petitioner.

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Further that a copy of the said Endorsement was not even annexed to the

reply affidavit of the 2^nd respondent and the same was placed for perusal

of the Court only on the earlier occasion. Drawing the attention of this

Court to the observations of the learned Judge in the docket proceedings

on 07.01.2026 that if the petitioner had really rejected / avoided the

service of endorsement, dated 22.02.2019, as stated in the reply affidavit,

nothing prevented the 2^nd respondent to send the endorsement by way of

registered post to the petitioner as his address is available with the 2^nd

respondent. He also submits that the order passed in the Writ Petition, as

stated above, obligates the 2^nd respondent to consider the application of

the petitioner in accordance with the procedure established by Law and

further that the decision shall be communicated to the petitioner. The 2^nd

respondent not only flouted the said orders, but also tried to justify that an

endorsement has been issued on 22.02.2019. He submits that the

conduct of the 2^nd respondent in trying to project that the orders have

been complied with, in the fact and circumstances of the case, cannot be

appreciated and urges for imposing the punishment by holding that the

2^nd respondent is guilty of the Contempt of Courts Act.

3) On the other hand, Mr. T.Bala Swamy, learned counsel for the 2^nd

respondent sought to impress upon the Court that there is no violation of

the Order, dated 29.01.2019. In fact, the petitioner obtained said orders

without disclosing the correct facts to the effect that the application made

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by the petitioner on the earlier occasion was rejected and said aspect

was not disclosed in W.P.No.697 of 2019. He also submitted that the

application for mutation would be made through Me