THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.574 of 2011 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed alleging that the respondents have violated order, dated 01.04.2009 passed by this Court in WPMP.No.8977 of 2009 in Writ Petition No.6866 of 2009. Petitioner is a Jaggery and General merchant in Kothagudem Town and Mandal of Khammam District. When it was the case of the petitioner that there was interference by the excise officials in his business in purchase and sale of jaggery, this Court on 01.04.2009, issued interim direction to the respondents not to interfere with his day- to-day business in jaggery, alum and kirana, pending Writ Petition No.6866 of 2009. In this Contempt Case, it is the allegation of the petitioner that in spite of such a direction from this Court, the respondents are interfering with his day-to-day business in violation thereof. A detailed counter-affidavit is filed by the Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise, Kothagudem, Khammam District. In the said counter-affidavit, while denying various allegations of the petitioner, it is stated that this Court passed interim orders on 01.04.2009 and since then, the answering respondent never interfered with the business of the petitioner but on 03.12.2010, on coming to know about the information that one person, by name, Miriyala Mallaiah is doing business in illegal manufacture of I.D. Liquor and the petitioner was supplying him black jaggery on credit basis, a raid was conducted and seizure was effected by conducting a panchanama. It is also stated that a case was also registered against the petitioner under Section 7(A) read with Section 8(e) of the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995. Several cases registered against the petitioner are also referred to. In view of the explanation offered by the respondents in the counter-affidavit and when it is alleged that the petitioner is conniving with the illegal manufacturers of I.D.liquor, it cannot be said that the respondents have willfully and deliberately violated the directions of this Court. The Contempt Case is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 16th AUGUST, 2011. kvni