IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CONTEMPT CASE No.430 OF 2014 DATE: 20.04.2026 Between:

Abdul Manan and others …Petitioners AND Sri R. Giridhar …Respondent :ORDER:

This Contempt Case has been instituted alleging willful and deliberate violation of the interim order dated 21.09.2013 passed by this Court in W.P. No. 27583 of 2013.

2. Heard Mr. M. Samba Siva Rao, learned counsel representing Mr. A. Jagan, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. D. Pradeep, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing on behalf of the respondent.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present contempt proceedings have been initiated under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging that respondent No. 4 has willfully and deliberately violated the interim direction granted by this Court in W.P. No. 27583 of 2013, whereby a status quo order was issued with respect to the petition schedule property.

4. Per contra, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home contends that respondent No. 4 has not committed any act amounting to contempt. It is submitted that the respondent police authoriti