Andhra Pradesh High Court

CC/2275/2026 of U Jaya Subba Reddy, Vs Sri Peeyush Kumar, IAS, on 8 October 2026

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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE 9th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2275/2026 Between: 1. U JAYA SUBBA REDDY,, S/O CHINNA SUBBI REDDY, R/O 1/27, RAJUVARIPETA, CHAPADU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA

APHC010226532026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE 9th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026

PRESENT

Between:

1. U JAYA SUBBA REDDY,, S/O CHINNA SUBBI REDDY, R/O 1/27, RAJUVARIPETA, CHAPADU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE

AND

PLANNING

DEPARTMENT,

ANDHRA

PRADESH.

SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR

DISTRICT. 522237

2. G SAI PRASAD IAS, ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY IRRIGATION

DEPARTMENT, ANDHRA PRADESH. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI.GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522237

3. DR SREEDHAR CHEKURI, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KADAPA, YSR

KADAPA DISTRICT. 516004

4. SMT RAJAKUMARI GANIYA, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT.

5. BALA CHANDRA REDDY, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, KC CANAL DIVISION, NANDYAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT.

6. C PRATAP, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, EXECUTIVE

ENGINEER, WRD KC CANAL DIVISION, NANDYAL, KURNOOL

DISTRICT.

...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 pleased to punish the respondents for contempt of Courts Act for willfully and wantonly disobedience of the orders of the Hon'ble High Court in W.P.NO. 35046 OF 2025, dated 06.01.2026

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. S DUSHYANTH REDDY

Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA

2. T S RAYALU

The Court made the following:

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ORDER:

This contempt case is filed against the respondents for willful disobedience of the order dated 06.01.2026 passed by this Court in W.P.No.35046 of 2025. The operative portion of the said order is extracted hereunder:

“…this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the amount to the petitioner in accordance with the quality control certificate, dated 20.11.2023 issued by the respondents, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.….”

2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the contemnors/respondents furnished a copy of the instructions vide Letter No.FIN01-FMUOMISC/350/2022(1778130), dated 09.10.2026 issued by the 1st respondent/The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, which discloses that, in compliance with the order dated 06.01.2026 passed by this Court in W.P.No.35046 of 2025, an amount of Rs.18,21,516 was cleared on 05.09.2026 /- vide Bill No.2026-71315993.

Therefore, the learned counsel for the respondents requested this Court to close the present contempt case.

3. Recording the said submission and in view of the compliance placed on record by the respondents, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this case shall stand closed.

_________________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA

Date: 09.10.2026 KA

Date: 09.10.2026 KA

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