CC/2262/2025 of N ANANDA REDDY Vs M ABHISHIKTH KISHORE on 15 June 2026

1. N ANANDA REDDY, AS/O.B. NARASIMHA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O.SOUTH BLOCK, 6TH CROSS, NEAR GOVT.SCHOOL MARATH HALLI, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA.

...PETITIONER AND

1. M ABHISHIKTH KISHORE, A VICE CHAIRMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR ANDHRA PRADESH INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION LTD (API 1C), MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ... RESPONDENT/APPELLANT NO. 1 IN W.A.

2. G JAYALAKSHMI, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT,

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. T S CHETAN, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT (FORMERLY ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT)

4. T ANAND, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER/SUB-COLLECTOR, PENUKONDA DIVISION, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT, (FORMERLY HINDUPUR DIVISION, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT)

5. A SHYAM PRASAD, PRESENT DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT(FORMERLY ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT) R 5 IMPLEADED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 15/09/25, VIDE IA NO-

1/25 IN CC NO-2254 OF 2025

...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 summon the respondents herein and punish them for deliberate, intentional and willful contempt of the order, dt.30.08.2023 passed in W.A.No.584 of 2022, passed by this Honble Court and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 permit the petitioner to implead A. Shyam Prasad, present District Collector, Sri Satya Sai District, as 5th Respondent in C.C.No.2254 of 2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. P ROY REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S):

1. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM

2. G V L MURTHY

The Court made the following Common Order: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao)

The present Contempt Cases are being disposed of by way of this Common Order, as they raise similar issue and the parties to these cases are one and the same.

2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Penukonda, is physically present in Court today and his presence is dispensed with.

3. Learned counsel for the respondents has today produced a communication issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Penukonda, dated 12.06.2026, along with an award, dated 26.05.2026.

4. In view of the passing of the award, it must be held that the Revenue Divisional Officer, Penukonda has purged himself of the contempt committed by him earlier.

5. Sri P. Roy Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would contend that the said award is not in accordance with law and that the compensation, awarded under the said award, is wholly disproportionate to the value of the property taken over from the petitioners and as such the same may not amount to proper compliance of the directions of this Court.

6. In view of the fact that the direction of this Court, to pass an award, has been complied with, this Court is of the view that the present Contempt Cases can be closed.

7. Accordingly, the Contempt Cases are closed, leaving it open to the petitioners to avail of their remedies under law, by treating the date of commencement of such remedies from today, including the reference available under Section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J

_________________ T.C.D. SEKHAR, J

Date:16.06.2026

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO

AND

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR

CONTEMPT CASE Nos.: 2254, 2255, 2257 & 2262/2025 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao)

16.06.2026

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