HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.687 of 2010 Date : 13.07.2011 Between : Bhimavaram Victims Society, Bhimavaram, rep. by its President. …..Petitioner And District Collector, Prakasam District & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.687 of 2010 ORDER: This contempt case is filed alleging that the respondents have violated the directions issued by this Court in the order, dated 17th November 2009, passed in W.P.M.P.No.7367 of 2009 in W.P.No.5634 of 2009. The writ petition in W.P.No.5634 of 2009 was filed, questioning the action of respondents in not complying with the directions issued by the Hon’ble Lokayukta, dated 13th November 2008, passed in complaint No.713/2007/B1. In the said writ petition, it is the grievance of the members of petitioner-Society that inspite of the directions of the District Collector for re- assignment of lands in their favour, the 3rd respondent is not considering their claim for assignment of land. By way of interim order, dated 17th November 2009, passed in W.P.M.P.No.7367 of 2009, this Court directed the Tahsildar, Ongole Mandal, to expedite the process and consider re-assignment of land in favour of petitioners as per the directions of District Collector, dated 11th December 2008. In this contempt case, it is the allegation of petitioners that inspite of such a direction, respondents have not completed the assignments in favour of the members of the petitioner-Society pursuant to the directions issued by the District Collector on 11th of December 2008. The Tahsildar, Ongole, has filed an elaborate and detailed counter affidavit, referring to various writ petitions filed by several parties, which are pending at various stages. It is stated that there are totally 145 members in the petitioner-Society, and consequent to the directions of this Court, 85 beneficiaries or their legal heirs were already given DKT pattas on 4th of December 2010 in Bhimavaram village of Inkollu Mandal. It is further stated that the remaining members are not given DKT pattas, in view of the orders of status quo granted by this Court in writ appeal No.27 of 2010, and the orders of status quo in W.P.No.23199 of 2009. In this contempt case, it is to be noticed that the direction issued by this Court is to consider the claim of the members of petitioner-Society in the light of the instructions issued by the District Collector, and the respondents have already complied with the said direction by issuing DKT pattas to 85 beneficiaries, who are members of the petitioner-Society and also explained the reasons for not issuing pattas to the remaining persons in view of the orders of status quo granted by this Court. In that view of the matter, it cannot be said that the respondents have deliberately violated the directions of this Court, so as to proceed under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act. For the aforesaid reasons, the contempt case is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed. However, it is made clear that if the orders referred above are coming in the way for assignment of lands to the members of the petitioner-Society, it is open for them to seek for their impleadment in those applications, seeking clarification. _____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 13th July 2011 ajr