HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY C.C.No.879 of 2011 Date : 12-8-2011 Between : Shyamala Sunder Reddy and another .. Petitioners and Ms.Shantipriya Pande, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer, Palwancha, Khammam District and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioners : Sri P.V. Ramana Counsel for respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Forests The court made the following: ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed alleging willful disobedience of order dated 14-7-2010 in W.P.No.304/2009. As there was a dispute as to whether the lands claimed by the petitioners are part of the reserve forest area or not, this court while disposing of the above mentioned Writ Petition directed the respondents to complete the survey and demarcation work as proposed by them after giving notice to the petitioners, while making it clear that after completion of the survey, if it is found that the lands held by the petitioners fall within the reserve forest area, the respondents are entitled to initiate appropriate action under Section 20 of the A.P. Forest Act, 1967. In the present Contempt Case, the petitioners pleaded that despite the said order, the respondents have not completed the survey and demarcation work. A counter-affidavit has been filed by respondent No.1 wherein it is inter alia stated that despite the best efforts being made by them, the revenue authorities are not co- operating in conducting the survey. In support of his plea, respondent No.1 has filed copies of letters dated 30-9- 2010, 8-10-2010, 19-4-2010 and 16-5-2011 addressed to the Sub-Collector, Paloncha, and the Joint Collector, Khammam, respectively, requesting for deputing the survey officials for completing the survey. Respondent No.1 has expressed his helplessness in persuading the officials of the Revenue Department to complete the survey. In my opinion, the material filed by the respondents referred to above clearly shows that they have made every effort to complete the survey but on account of non- cooperation by the officials of the Revenue Department they could not complete the survey. Therefore, the non- completion of the survey work by the respondents cannot be said to constitute contempt of the order of this court. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed with liberty to the petitioners to avail appropriate remedy against the Revenue Department for completion of the survey and demarcation work. ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 12-8-2011 AM