THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.612 of 2014 Dated: 28.04.2014 Between:
Chakali Gundamma and others. .. Petitioners and P.K. Mohanty and others.
.. Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Mr. M. Chandra Murthy For Mr. G. Purushotham Reddy Counsel for Respondents 1, 2, 6 and 7: G.P. for Irrigation & CAD Counsel for Respondents 3 to 5: A.G.P. for Land Acquisition The Court made the following:
ORDER:
This contempt case is filed alleging willful disobedience of order dated 26.12.2011 in W.P.No.16022 of 2010, as modified by order dated 06.03.2012 in W.P.M.P.No.1925 of 2012.
At the hearing, respondents 5 and 6 are present. The learned Government Pleader for Irrigation submitted that on pursuance made by the respondent No.6, the Finance Department of Government of A.P. has issued the L.O.C. and that the payments will be made shortly. In paragraph 8 of the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.6, he has stated as under:
“I submit that I requested the government through letters dated 12-3-2014 and 9-4-2014 for release of L.O.C. it is submitted that the Finance Department approved L.O.C. on 26.04.2014. I submit that by today, we are likely to receive the budget release order. It is submit that payment would be made to the petitioner within a period of one week. The respondent herein tenders unconditional apology for the delay in implementation of the order.”
Though respondents have not adhered to the time limit stipulated in the order dated 26.12.2011 in W.P.No.16022 of 2010, having regard to the above-noted undertaking given by respondent No.6, the contempt case is closed, with liberty to the petitioners to seek revival of the contempt case in the event payment as assured by respondent No.6 in the above reproduced part of the counter-affidavit is not made.
The respondents are accordingly discharged from the contempt proceedings.
C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 28th April, 2014 IBL