HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1025 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner approached this Court by filing Writ Petition No.593 of 2009 complaining that the respondents are trying to remove the Brick Kiln being run by him over the land in survey No.2017 / 1 of Kavali Bit-I of Nellore District. While admitting the writ petition, this Court passed an interim order on 21-01-2009 by incorporating conditions. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have demolished the Kiln in the morning of 24-01-2009 and that it amounts to contempt of Court. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. 3. It is no doubt true that this Court has granted interim directions on 21-01-2009 directing the respondents not to demolish the Brick Kiln. There is no denial of the fact that the Kiln was demolished in the morning hours of 24-01-2009. Had the 2nd respondent been aware of the orders of this Court and still proceed with the demolition, he would have been punished for the contempt. 4. The record, however, discloses that a copy of the order was initially served upon the 1st respondent in the late night of 22-01-2009 and he forwarded the same to the office of the 2nd respondent on the next day. The Commissioner was not in the office and was only at 11-30 AM on 24-01-2009 that he received the copy of the order. By that time, the Kiln was removed. In the circumstances, it cannot be said that there was a deliberate contempt on the part of the 2nd respondent. 5. Hence, the Contempt Case is closed. It is left open to the petitioner to pursue the remedies in the Writ Petition. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J March 21, 2011 KTL