IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI

TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR

PRESENT

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

CONTEMPT APPEAL NOS: 172 AND 173 OF 2024

CONTEMPT APPEAL NO: 172 OF 2024

Appeal under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, against the Common Order dated 08.07.2024 in C.C.No.3303 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).

Between:

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

...Contempt Appellant/Contemnor No.4/Respondent No.4

AND

1. Rambala Srinivasa Rao, S/o.Satyanarayana, Hindu, aged about 40 years, Occ:Un-employee, R/o.D.No.1116, Uppudi Village, Near Ramalayam, Katrenikona Mandal, Uppudi, East Godavari District.

• 2. Sarat Kumar Singarati, C/o.Paidayya, Hindu, aged about 45 years, Occ: Un-employee, R/o.D.No.299, Water Tank Street, Ganganapalli Village, Ganganapalli, East Godavari District.
• 3. Koppisetti Srinivas, S/o.Satyanarayana, Hindu, aged about 47 Occ:Un-employee, R/o.D.No.142 Mandal, Dontikurru, East Godavari District, Old East Godavari District. years, Dontikurru Village, Katrenikona

...Respondents/Contempt Petitioners/Writ Petitioners

• 4. Sri M.Krishna Babu, S/o.M.Ramabrahmam, Aged about 56 years, presently working as Special Chief Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, A.P Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
• 5. Sri V.Ramireddy, The Director of Medical and Health Service, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District.
• 6. Sri Krithika Shukla, District Collector, Kakinada District, Old East Godavari District.

...Respondents/Contemnor Nos.1 to 3/Respondent Nos.1 to 3

(Respondent Nos.4 to 6 herein are only proforma parties in this appeal)

lA NO: ¹ OF 2024

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 to dispense with the filing of certified Copy of Common Orderdated 08.07.2024 passed in C.C.No.3303 of 2023 and batch.

lA 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 the Common Orders dated 08.07.2024 passed in C.C.No.3303 of 2023 directing the Appellant herein/Respondent No.4 here into undergo simple imprisonment for ^a term of six (6) months and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand Only)

:Smt S.Pranathi Counsel for the Appellant

Counsel for the Respondents

CONTEMPT APPEAL NO: 173 OF 2024

Appeal under Section 19 of Contempt of Courts Act, against the Common Order dated 08.07.2023 in C.C.No.5046 of 2024 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)

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

...Contempt Appellant/Contemnor No.4/Respondent No.4

AND

• 1. Mathireddy Sominaidu, S/o.Late Tatabbai, Hindu, aged about 47 years, Occ;Un-employee, R/o.D.No.374, Labbarthi Village, Rajavommangi Mandal, Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Old East Godavari District.
• 2. Golla Ananda Raja Kumar, S/o.Venkataratnam, Hindu, aged about 45 R/0.D.N0.64/A Kusumarai Village, years, Occ;Unemployee,

Gangavaram Mandal, Alluri Sitharama Raju District, Old East Godavari District.

...Respondents/Contempt PetitionersA/Vrit Petitioners

• 3. Sri M.Krishna Babu, S/o.M.Ramabrahmam, Aged about 56 years, presently working as Special Chief Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, A.P Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
• 4. Sri V. Ramireddy, The Director of Medical and Health Service, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District.
• 5. Sri Krithika Shukla, District Collector, Kakinada District, Old East Godavari District.

...Respondents/Contemnor Nos.1 to 3/Respondent Nos.1 to 3

(Respondent Nos.3 to 5 herein are only proforma parties in this appeal)

lA NO: ¹ OF 2024

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 to dispense with the filing certified Copy of Common Order dated 08.07.2024 passed in C.C.No.3279 of 2023 and batch.

lA 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 the Common Order dated 08.07.2024 passed in C.C.No.3279 of 2023 directing the Appellant herein/Respondent No.4 hereinto undergo simple imprisonment for a term of six (6) months and to pay ^a fine of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand Only)

Counsel for the Appellant :Smt S.Pranathi

Counsel for the Respondents

The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER

APHC010360222024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3488]

TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.RAGHUNANDAN RAO

AND

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

CONTEMPT APPEAL No.172 OF 2024

&

CONTEMPT APPEAL No.173 OF 2024

Between:

...APPLICANT Ronanki Ramesh

AND

...RESPONDENTS Rambala Srinivasa Rao and Others

Counsel for the Applicant: Ms.S.Pranathi

Counsel for the Respondents:--

The Court made the following common order:

[per Hon'ble RRR, J]

• connected with C.A. Nos. ¹⁹ of 2024 and 1. These appeals are batch.
• of the fact that the said batch of contempt appeals have been allo\«ed on the ground that the appellants have 2. In view

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purged themselves of contempt, the present contempt appeals are also allowed. No costs.

3. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in these contempt appeals shall stand closed.

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

//TRUE COPY//

SEgjlb^FFICER

To

• 1. Rambala Srinivasa Rao, S/o.Satyanarayana, Hindu, aged about 40 years, Occ:Un-employee, R/o.D.No.1116, Uppudi Village, Near Ramalayam, Katrenikona Mandal, Uppudi, East Godavari District.
• 2. Sarat Kumar Singarati, C/o.Paidayya, Hindu, aged about 45 years, Occ: Un-employee, R/o.D.No.299, Water Tank Street, Ganganapalli Village, Ganganapalli, East Godavari District.
• 3. Koppisetti Srinivas, S/o.Satyanarayana, Hindu, aged about 47 years Occ;Un-employee, R/o.D.No.142 Dontikurru Village, Katrenikona Mandal, Dontikurru, East Godavari District, Old East Godavari District.
• 4. Mathireddy Sominaidu, S/o.Late Tatabbai, Hindu, aged about 47 Occ;Un-employee, R/o.D.No.374, Labbarthi Village, Rajavommangi Mandal, Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Old East Godavari District. years.
• 5. Golla Ananda Raja Kumar, S/o.Venkataratnam, Hindu, aged about 45 Occ;Un employee, R/o.D.No.64/A, years Kusumarai Village, Gangavaram Mandal, Alluri Sitharama Raju District, Old East Godavari District.
• 6. Sri M.Krishna Babu, S/o.M.Ramabrahmam, Aged about 56 years, presently working as Special Chief Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, A.P Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
• 7. Sri V.Ramireddy, The Director of Medical and Health Service, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District.
• 8. Sri Krithika Shukla, District Collector, Kakinada District, Old East Godavari District.
• 9. One CC to Smt S.Pranathi, Advocate [OPUC]

10. Three CD Copies

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HIGH COURT

DATED: 15/10/2024

COMMON JUDGMENT

CA.NoS.172 AND 173 of 2024

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ALLOWING THE CONEMPT APPEAL'S WITHOUT COSTS