(SHOW CAUSE NOTICE BEFORE ADMISSION) IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATION WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST. TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO

CONTEMPT CASE NO: 2176 OF 2023

Between:

P.Venkatesh, S/o.Subrarnanyam, aged 53 years, R/o. Anjuru Village, K. V. B. Puram Mandal, Tirupati District.

...Petitioner/Writ Petitioner

WITH

AND

• 1. Sri S.S.Rawath, Special Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government, Finance and Planning Department, A. P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.
• 2. Sri Shashibushan Kumar, Principal Secretary to Government to Government Department of Irrigation and Water Recourses, A. P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.
• 3. Sri Kadiyala Ravi, Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Minor Irrigation, Vijayawada, NTR District.
• 4. Sri P.VIJAYA KUMAR REDDY, Superintending Engineer, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Circle, Chittoor, Chittoor District.
• ~5. Sri D. MADHAN GOPAL, Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Minor Irrigation Works Division, Srikalahasti, Tirupati (Chittoor) District
  • 6. SRI .Samshare Singh, Deputy Executive Engineer, Satyavedu Sub-Division, Satyavedu, Tirupati (Chittoor) District

...Respondents/Contemnors

WHEREAS the Petitioner has presented under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of courts Act 1971, above case through his counsel Sri R CHANDRA REDDY praying that this Hon'ble High Court may be pleased to punish the respondents herein for willfully and deliberately violating the orders in W.P.No.40379 of 2022, dated 01.02.2023;

WHEREAS the said case coming on for orders as to admission on this day and whereas the High Court, upon perusing the affidavit filed therein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri R CHANDRA REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner, directed issuance of Notice Before Admission to the respondent Nos.1, 4 & 5, to show cause as to why in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support thereof, the said case should not be admitted.

You viz:

• 1. Sri S.S.Rawath, Special Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to Government, Finance and Planning Department, A. P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.
• 2. Sri P.Vijava Kumar Reddy, Superintending Engineer, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Circle, Chittoor, Chittoor District.
• 3. Sri D. Madhan Gopal, Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Minor Irrigation Works Division, Srikalahasti, Tirupati (Chittoor)District

be and hereby are directed to show cause, as to why this contempt case should not be admitted, either appearing in person or through Advocate duly instructed on 18.09.2023, to which date the case stands posted for hearing, failing wherein the said case will be heard and determined ex-parte. Sd/-K.TATA RAO

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DEPUTY REGISTRAR

SECTION OFFICER

To,

• 1. The District Judge, Guntur District, at Guntur, (By RPAD in duplicate along with a copy of petition and affidavit to serve on Respondent No.1 and to return to this Court before 18.09.2023)
• 2. The District Judge, Chittoor District at Chittoor (By RPAD in duplicate along with a copy of petition and affidavit to serve on Respondent Nos. 4 & 5 and to return to this Court before 18.09.2023)
• 3. Sri S.S.Rawath, Special Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary to Government, Finance and Planning Department, A. P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.
• 4. Sri P.Vijaya Kumar Reddy, Superintending Engineer, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Circle, Chittoor, Chittoor District.
• 5. Sri D. Madhan Gopal, Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Minor Irrigation Works Division, Srikalahasti, Tirupati (Chittoor) District (Addressee nos.3 to 5 by RPAD- along with a copy of petition and affidavit)

6. One spare copy

CVSS

HIGH COURT

RRRJ

DATED:16/08/2023

POST ON 18.09.2023.

NOTICE BEFORE ADMISSION

CC.No. 2176 of 2023