THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1130 of 2009 ORDER: The respondents filed O.S.No.160 of 2003 in the Court of the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Tenali against the petitioners for the relief of declaration of title and perpetual injunction in respect of the suit schedule property. The suit was decreed on 22.12.2006. The petitioners filed A.S.No.92 of 2007 before this Court against the judgment and decree in the suit. They filed A.S.M.P.No.311 of 2007 with a prayer to suspend the operation of the judgment and decree. An interim order was passed on 01.05.2007, directing that the parties shall maintain status quo in respect of the suit schedule property. This contempt case is filed alleging that the respondents have alienated part of the suit schedule property in contravention of the interim order passed by this Court. Heard Sri P.R. Prasad, the learned counsel for the petitioners. The allegation made by the petitioners against the respondents is that they have alienated part of the suit schedule property. It is the respondents, who filed the suit. They could have sold the property without filing the suit also. Further, the prayer made in A.S.M.P.No.311 of 2007 is only for suspension of the operation of the judgment and decree. The parties were directed to maintain status quo. It is not clear as to whether it is in respect of possession or transfer of title. Under these circumstances, it cannot be said that the respondents committed contempt of Court. At any rate, the transfer which has taken place during the pendency of the proceedings would always be governed by Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act. The contempt case is accordingly closed. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:18.08.2009 kdl