IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAN

TUESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR :PRESENT:

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO

AND

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH N CONTEMPT APPEAL NO: 161 OF 2024

Between:

Ronanki Ramesh, The District Medical and Health Officer, Kakinada, Kakinada District, Old East Godavari District.

...Contempt Appellants/Contemnor No.4/Respondents No.4

AND

1. Bonam Venkateswara Rao, S/o Satyanarayana, Hindu, aged about 49 years, Occ: Un employee, R/o D.No. 189, Sevalayam Veedhi, Vanapalli Village, Kothapeta Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.

...Respondent/Contempt Petitioner/Writ Petitioner 2. M Krishnababu, The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.

• 3. V Ramireddy, The Director of Medical and Health Service, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District.
• 4. Kritika Shukla, The District Collector, Kakinada, Kakinada District, Old East Godavari District.

...Respondents/Contemnors No.1 to 3/Respondents No.1 to 3 (Respondents No. 2 to 4 herein are only proforma parties in this appeal)

Appeal under Section 19 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed in support thereof, the High Court may be pleased to allow the Contempt Appeal by setting aside the part of Common Orders dated 08.07.2024 in C.C.No.5589 of 2023 by the Learned

Single Judge to the extent of directing the appellant to undergo simple imprisonment for a term of six (06) months and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/-(Rupees Two Thousand Only).

IA NO: 2 OF 2024

Petition under Section 19(2)(a) of Contempt of Courts Act, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of Common Orders dated 08.07.2024 passed in C.C.No.5589 of 2023 directing the appellant herein/respondent No.4 therein to undergo simple imprisonment for a term of (6) months and to pay a fine Rs.2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand Only), pending disposal of CA 161 of 2024, on the file of the High Court.

The Appeal coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Appeal and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Smt. S.Pranathi, Advocate for Petitioners, the Court made the following

ORDER:

"Post on 04.09.2024 along with C.A.Nos.19 and 22 of 2024.

There shall be interim stay of operation of the impugned judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 08.07.2024, till further orders.

Print the name of Sri V.V.Prabhakar Rao for the respondents."

SD/- S.V.S.R.MURTHY JOINT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

To,

1. The Registrar (Judicial), High Court of A.P., Amaravati.

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2. Bonam Venkateswara Rao, S/o Satyanarayana, Hindu, aged about 49 years, Occ: Un employee, R/o D.No. 189, Sevalayam Veedhi, Vanapalli Village, Kothapeta Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. (by $\mathcal{P}_{\mathcal{W}}$ SPEED POST)

3. The Section Officer, O.S.Section, High Court of A.P.

4: One CC to M/S S.PRANATHI, Advocate [OPUC]

5. One CC to SRI V.V.PRABHAKAR RAO, Advocate [OPUC]

6. One spare copy.

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DATED: 20/08/2024

NOTE: POST ON 04.09.2024 ALONG WITH C.A.NOS.19 AND 22 OF 2024

ORDER

CA.No.161 of 2024

INTERIM STAY