IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) THURSDAY THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN : PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM CONTEMPT CASE NO: 440 of 2007 Between:- 1. Sri Somagani Ramulu S/o. late S. Somayya 2. Sri Yeragani Poorna S/o. Nagayya 3. Sri Yeragani Mattapalli S/o. Yeragani Guravaiah 4. Sri Yeragani Bangaru S/o. Biksham 5.6 Sri Chimita Somalingam S/o. Guravaiah 6. Sri Chimita Sydulu Yadav S/o. Venkateswarlu. ..Petitioners. AND 1. Sri I.V. Subba Rao, I.A.S., Principal Secretary (Endowments), Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. Sri P. Sunder Kumar, I.A.S., Commissioner of Endowments Department, Government of A.P., at Boggulkunta, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 3. Sri E. Srinivasa Rao, Deputy Commissioner of Endowments Department, Office of the Commissioner of Endowments, Boggulakunta, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 4. Sri A.V. Ramana Murthy, Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Nalgonda District, Government of A.P., at Ramagiri, Nalgonda. 5. Sri Ambati Nagireddy, Executive Officer/Manager of endowments/Temple Sri Adi Varaha Lakshminarasiha Venugopalaswamy Temple at Burugugadda Village, Huzurnagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. .....Respondents. To 1. Sri I.V. Subba Rao, I.A.S., Principal Secretary (Endowments), Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. Sri P. Sunder Kumar, I.A.S., Commissioner of Endowments Department, Government of A.P., at Boggulkunta, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 3. Sri E. Srinivasa Rao, Deputy Commissioner of Endowments Department, Office of the Commissioner of Endowments, Boggulakunta, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 4. Sri A.V. Ramana Murthy, Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Nalgonda District, Government of A.P., at Ramagiri, Nalgonda. 5. Sri Ambati Nagireddy, Executive Officer/Manager of endowments/Temple Sri Adi Varaha Lakshminarasiha Venugopalaswamy Temple at Burugugadda Village, Huzurnagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. WHEREAS the Petitioners herein has presented a petition to this court under Section 10, 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the Respondents herein for Contempt of Court for willfully disobeying the orders of this Hon’ble Court in W.P.M.P.No. 33888 of 2006 and 33889 of 2006 in W.P.No. 26369 of 2006 dt. 20-12-2006; AND WHEREAS this court upon perusing the case and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri B. Lingaiah Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner, while admitting the Contempt Case, dispensing with the presence of the 1st Respondent for the present, further directed issue of notice to the Respondents to show cause why in the circumstances stated in the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof (copies of which are annexed hereto) they should not be punished for contempt of court; Now: Therefore you namely ; 1. Sri I.V. Subba Rao, I.A.S., Principal Secretary (Endowments), Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. Sri P. Sunder Kumar, I.A.S., Commissioner of Endowments Department, Government of A.P., at Boggulkunta, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 3. Sri E. Srinivasa Rao, Deputy Commissioner of Endowments Department, Office of the Commissioner of Endowments, Boggulakunta, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 4. Sri A.V. Ramana Murthy, Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Nalgonda District, Government of A.P., at Ramagiri, Nalgonda. 5. Sri Ambati Nagireddy, Executive Officer/Manager of endowments/Temple Sri Adi Varaha Lakshminarasiha Venugopalaswamy Temple at Burugugadda Village, Huzurnagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. Contd..2… - 2 - BE AND HEREBY are directed to *appear in person before this Court on 13- 07-2007 at 10. 30.a.m to which date the case stands posted as to why in the circumstances stated in the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof, you should not be punished for contempt of court ; Given under my hand and the seal of the High Court this Thursday the 14th day of June, 2007. SD/- D. LAKSHMINARAYANA DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. (in duplicate with a copy of petition and affidavit for service on the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and return to this Hon’ble court on or before 13-07-2007). 2.The District Judge, Nalgonda District. (in duplicate with a copy of petition and affidavit for service on the respondent Nos. 4 & 5 and return to this Hon’ble court on or before 13-07-2007). 3. Sri I.V. Subba Rao, I.A.S., Principal Secretary (Endowments), Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. Sri P. Sunder Kumar, I.A.S., Commissioner of Endowments Department, Government of A.P., at Boggulkunta, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 5. Sri E. Srinivasa Rao, Deputy Commissioner of Endowments Department, Office of the Commissioner of Endowments, Boggulakunta, Ramkote, Hyderabad. 6. Sri A.V. Ramana Murthy, Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Nalgonda District, Government of A.P., at Ramagiri, Nalgonda. 7. Sri Ambati Nagireddy, Executive Officer/Manager of endowments/Templi Sri Adi Varaha Lakshminarasiha Venugopalaswamy Temple at Burugugadda Village, Huzurnagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. (ADDRESSEE Nos. 3 to 7 BY RPAD with a copy of petition and affidavit). 8.One spare copy. TKK Note: The order dated: 14-06-2007 passed in C.C. No. 440 of 2007, is amended as per the orders of the Deputy Registrar. Substitute this order in place of the order dated: 14-06-2007, which was dispatched on 30-06-2007 C.V. BHATT DEPUTY REGISTRAR HIGH COURT GR.J Date: 14-06-2007. ORDER (AMENDED ON 05-07-2007) C.C. No. 440 of 2007 DISPENSING WITH THE PRESENCE OF RESPONDENTS. DRAFTED ON 05-07-2007 HIGH COURT GR.J Date: 14-06-2007. Note :- POST ON 13-07-2007. ORDER (AMENDED ON 05-07-2007) C.C. No. 440 of 2007. DISPENSING WITH THE PRESENCE OF RESPONDENTS.