ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON VENKATA SRINIVASA RAO V/S D MURALIDHAR REDDY AND ANR.

AMARAVATI, India, May 1 -- Andhra Pradesh High Court issued the following order on March 31:

1. The contempt case has been filed alleging wilful and deliberate disobedience of the orders dated 04.01.2019, passed in C.R.P. No. 7399 of 2018.

2. At the time of considering the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after filing the instant contempt case, the main civil revision petition, along with other similarly placed revision petitions, were allowed by this Court vide orders dated 23.08.2025 and challenging the said batch of cases, the A.P. Waqf Board carried the matter to the Apex Court, which confirmed the orders dated of 23.08.2025, passed by this Court. Therefore, he submits that the duty rests upon the respondent authorities to comply with the orders under challenge in the present contempt case.

3. On the other hand, Sri T.S. Rayulu, learned counsel and Sri M.K. Rajkumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondents, jointly submit that evidently, the present contempt case is filed against the interim orders. They also submit that after the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the respondent authorities are taking appropriate steps and in view of the administrative exigency only, the respondents have not implemented the interim orders in its true letter and spirit.

4. They further brought to the notice of this Court that the very same petitioners have filed another batch of contempt cases i.e., C.C.No.3642 of 2025 & batch, seeking implementation of the final orders dated 23.08.2024, passed by this Court in C.R.P.No.7336 of 2018 & batch, which are going to be listed on 02.04.2026 before the concerned Bench. The learned respondents' counsel assured that the respondents are making all efforts to implement the final orders dated 23.08.2024 passed in C.R.P.No.7336 of 2018 & batch.

5. In response, learned counsel for the petitioner has not disputed the filing of the second batch of contempt cases i.e., C.C.No.3642 of 2025 & batch and the date of listing before this Court.

6. Taking into consideration the above submissions made and in view of the above facts and circumstances, the present contempt case is closed by leaving it open to the petitioner to workout his legal remedies in the subsequent batch of contempt cases i.e., C.C.No.3642 of 2025 & batch pending before this Court.

7. Accordingly, the contempt case is closed. No costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed.

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