WATER USERS ASSOCIATION v. SRI SASI BUSHAN KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAI SECRETARY, THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 ss. 10, 12
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 s. 151
Judgment
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO CONTEMPT CASE NO: 1217/2024 Between:
1. WATER USERS ASSOCIATION, REP. BY VANGAPANDU MURAIIDHAR, C/O. VANGAPANDU SATYANARAYANA, R/O. 9- 77/4A, AIWAYS STREET, BOBBIII, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 535 558 ...PETITIONER AND
SRI SASI BUSHAN KUMAR IAS, PRINCIPAI SECRETARY, THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUIIDINGS, VEIAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
SRI V BASKAR RAO IAS, PRINCIPAI SECRETARY, THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VEIAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
SRI PATNAM CHANDHRA SEKHAR, THE PAY AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER, WORKS AND ACCOUNTS, D.NO.29-02-52, MANASA COMPLEX, RAMAMANDIRAM STREET, GOVERNORPET, VIJAYAWADA-2, KRISHNA DISTRICT.
MS S NAGALAKSMI IAS, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, BOBBIII, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT.
SRI SAMBANGI SUGUNAKAR RAO, THE SUPERINTENDING IRRIGATION CIRCLE, WATER RESOURCE ENGINEER, 2 RRR,J C.C.No.1217 of 2024 DEPARTMENT, BOBBIN, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT.
SRI REDDY RAMACHANDRA RAO, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WRD, IRRIGATION DIVISION, BOBBILI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. . ...CONTEMNOR(S): Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to pleased to the Respondents/Contemnors herein and to punish them under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for their wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P. No. 2489 of 2023, dated 25.04.2023 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 Pleased to re-call the bailable warrant issued by the Hon'ble Court on 19.12.2025 against me in the C.C.No.1217 of 2024 and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 Pleased to re-call the bailable warrant issued by the Hon'ble Court on 19.12.2025 against me in the C.C.No.1217 of 2024 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. VENKAT CHALASANI Counsel for the Contemnor(S):
1. SOMA RAJU YELISETTI 3 RRR,J C.C.No.1217 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Sri Soma Raju Yelisetti, learned counsel appearing for the respondents, submits that, the payments due to the petitioner have been cleared and as such, the Orders of this Court have been complied.
2. In the circumstances, this Contempt Case is Closed, leaving it open to the petitioner to revive the said Contempt Case, if the payments have not been made. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J Date:02.01.2026 KPV 4 RRR,J C.C.No.1217 of 2024 158 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO CONTEMPT CASE No:1217 of 2024
02.01.2026 KPV
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — ss. 10, 12; Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — s. 151.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 02 Jan 2026. The bench was R RAGHUNANDAN RAO.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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