HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR CONTEMPT CASE No.1554 of 2010 in WRIT PETITION No.3637 of 2008 Date: April 11, 2011 Between: 1. G. Seshagiri Rao & 2 others. … Petitioners and 1. G. Nageshwara Rao, I.A.S., District Collector, Khammam and 2 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR CONTEMPT CASE No.1554 of 2010 in WRIT PETITION No.3637 of 2008 O R D E R: This contempt case was filed alleging disobedience to the order dated 08.12.2009 passed by this Court in W.P. No.3637 of 2008. By the said order, this Court directed the respondents to consider the representations dated 23.02.2005, 03.8.2005 and 09.02.2006 said to have been made by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law within the stipulated time. 2. The Tahsildar, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District, filed his counter stating that in accordance with the aforestated direction the petitioners’ representations were considered and rejected under proceedings dated 21.12.2010 on the grounds mentioned therein and that a copy of the same was also served upon the petitioners. The aspect of service of notice is however disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners. 3. Be that as it may, once the direction passed by this Court was complied with and the petitioners’ representations were considered resulting in the order dated 21.12.2010, the petitioners must necessarily challenge the same, if they are aggrieved thereby, by way of independent proceedings and the same cannot be made the subject matter of enquiry in a contempt case. 4. The contempt case is accordingly dismissed leaving it open to the petitioners, if they so choose, to challenge the proceedings dated 21.12.2010 passed by the District Collector, Khammam, before the appropriate forum in accordance with law. No costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: April 11, 2011. BSB