The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Contempt Case No.1469 of 2011 Date: 02-12-2011 Between: Smt.Chilamkuri Susheela and 7 others. ..... Petitioners AND Sri U.Ashok vardhan, The Tahsildar, Veligonda Mandal, Prakasam Dist., and 2 others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Mr.K.Nageswara Reddy Counsel for the Respondent: AGP for Revenue The Court made the following : Order: This Contempt Case is ﬁled alleging willful disobedience of this Court’s interim Order, dated 23-11- 2010, in W.P.No.29123 of 2010, by the respondent. By the above-mentioned interim order, proceedings, dated 18-09-2010, issued by the respondent, directing the Village Revenue Oﬃcer, Veligandla, to prevent any person from entering the lands in question by issuing beat of tom-tom, was suspended. The petitioners alleged that, in the last week of July and first week of August, the respondent along with some political leaders and the adversaries of the petitioners numbering about 30, came to the petitioners’ lands with 70 buﬀaloes and 400 sheep and damaged the redgram crop raised by petitioner Nos.1 and 3 besides trying to kill them at the instance of the local MLA; that the petitioners have submitted a complaint to the District Collector on 29-08-2011 in this regard. The petitioners have, therefore, alleged willful violation of the impugned interim order of this Court. Respondent ﬁled a counter-aﬃdavit wherein he has denied the allegation of his interference as alleged by the petitioners. He has stated that no crops have been raised over the subject lands; that the lands are being used for grazing cattle of the villagers and that pending a notice issued by the respondent for cancellation of the assignments on a request made by the Sarpanch and other villagers, the assignees have ﬁled a petition on 24-08-2011 stating that some of the villagers obstructed them about 20 days back from cultivating the lands and that the said representation was forwarded to the Station House Oﬃcer, Veligandla, on 27-08-2011, for necessary action. The respondent has made an unequivocal statement that he will abide by the interim order passed by this Court. Even though the petitioners raised a serious grievance against the respondent, they could not produce the material, which will conclusively establish the allegation of interference made against the respondent. As noted above, in the counter-aﬃdavit, the respondent has categorically denied his interference and undertaken to abide by the impugned interim order of this Court. In the absence of proof of interference by the respondent, no action, against the respondent for alleged contempt, can be taken. The Contempt Case is, accordingly, dismissed by recording the statement of the respondent that he will not interfere with the possession of the petitioners, in future, so long as the impugned interim order subsists. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 2nd December, 2011 LUR