HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM CONTEMPT CASE No. 525 of 2004 Dated: 21-10-2010 ORDER: This is an application seeking punishment of the respondent for violation of the order of this Court dated 21-11-2002 in W.P.No. 22248 of 2001. The respondent herein is the 1st petitioner in the writ petition and the contempt petitioner the 4th respondent. The writ petition was filed by the respondent and 66 others alleging that the action of the respondents including the contempt petitioner in threatening to evict the writ petitioners and to demolish the structures/houses erected by them in Sy.No.147/1, Avilala village, Lingeswar Nagar, Sai Nagar Gram Panchayat, Tirupathi, Chittoor District is arbitrary and for a direction to the respondents not to evict them and demolish the structures. By an interim order dated 21-11-2001, this Court directed both the parties to maintain status quo and the writ petitioners were directed not to alienate the property or change the nature of the land. This contempt case is filed by the 4th respondent in the writ petition alleging that contrary to the directions of this Court, the respondent, who is the 1st petitioner in the writ petition had sold 200 Sq. yards in Sy.No. 147/1, Avilala Village, Tirupathi Rural Mandal, Chittoor District to one A.Hemachandra vide a registered sale deed on 11-12-2002. In the counter, the 1st respondent states that the property of an extent of 200 Sq. yards sold to Hemachandra on 11-12-2002 is not the property, which is the subject matter of the writ petition and further that the contempt proceedings are barred by limitation, as in respect of a sale deed executed on 11-12-2002, the contempt proceedings have been initiated on 29-7-2004, beyond the period of one year limitation enacted in Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1973. There is no response by the contempt petitioner to this averment of the respondents herein. The contempt petition is thus seen to be barred by limitation. Hence dismissed. No costs. _______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 21-10-2010 GRR