IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR AND THE HON’BLR SRI JUSTICE T. SUNIL CHOWDARY CONTEMPT CASE No.707 of 2013 BETWEEN M. Sarangapani Naidu and another.
…PETITIONERS AND G. Balaramaiah, The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Hyderabad.
…RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. V.V.N. NARASIMHAM Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following order:
ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar) This contempt case is filed alleging disobedience of the orders of this court in WP.No.32298 of 2011 dated 17.12.2012.
2. Counter affidavit is filed by the Commissioner, Endowments wherein it is stated that appropriate disciplinary action as well as action under criminal law is initiated against those, who were identified as responsible for misappropriation and collection of funds. It is stated that FIR.No.92 of 2013 is already lodged on 29.04.2013 under Sections 420, 403, 406 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code before the Palamner Police Station against the person accused and the charges are also framed against the Executive Officers of the temple.
3. Since appropriate action, as directed under the orders of this Court in WP.No.32298 of 2011 dated 17.12.2012, is already initiated, no further orders are warranted in this contempt case.
The contempt case is dismissed. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J T. SUNIL CHOWDARY, J September 12, 2014 DSK