CC/4135/2025 of VEMIREDDY VIJAYA KUMAR Vs S SURESH KUMAR, IAS on 9 July 2026

Date of reserved for orders :

Date of pronouncement : 10.07.2026

Date of uploading :

APHC010700352025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE 10th DAY OF JULY 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4135/2025

Between:

1. VEMIREDDY VIJAYA KUMAR, S/O. VEMIREDDY KRISHANAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O D NO.11-33-967-F/3-1, NEAR OLD

POST OFFICE, VENGALRAO NAGAR, KAVALI, NELLORE DISTRICT

...PETITIONER

AND

1. S SURESH KUMAR IAS, S/O. NOT KNOWN ITO PETITIONER, AGE

NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, O/O.PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT.

BUILDING VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

2. SRI PEEYUSH KUMAR IAS, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGE NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, O/O. PRINCIPAL. SECRETARY, FINANCE

AND

PLANNING

DEPARTMENT,

SECRETARIAT,

VELGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

3. SRI AJYA JAIN IAS, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGE NOT

KNOWN TO PETITIONER, O/O.SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO

THE GOVERNMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

4. SRI P ARUN BABU, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGE NOT

KNOWN TO PETITIONER, O/O. MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE

ANDHRA PRADESH STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, PLOT NO.11 AND 12, BEHIND BSNL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE,

AUTO NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA.

5. SRI HIMANSHU SHUKALA IAS, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGE NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NEFORE DISTRICT, NELLORE.

6. SRI T VENUGOPAL, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGE NOT

KNOWN TO PETITIONER, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, HOUSING, NELLORE, NELLORE DISTRICT.

7. SRI AWARI GIRIDHAR, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, AGE

NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION, NELLORE, NELLORE 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 call the contemnors herein and to punish them under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience and deliberately violating the orders passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P. No. 27793 of 2025, dated 09.10.2025 and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to amend the paragraph No.2 of the affidavit filed in support of the above contempt case as follows: It is submitted that I filed W.P. No.

27793 of 2025 before this Hon’ble Court to declare the action of the respondent authorities in not releasing an amount of Rs.22,44,228/- to the petitioner for the execution of works, vide Agreement No.89/2020-21, 12.02.2021, as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to Law and against the Principles of Natural Justice and against the Norms of the Public Policy and to issue consequential direction directing the respondent authorities to release the amounts payable to the petitioner with interest at 18% per annum and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. VENKAT SAILENDRA G

Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA

2. MALLIKHARJUNA MOORTHY K (SC FOR A.P HOUSING

CORPORATION LIMITED)

3. .

4.

The Court made the following: