HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR CONTEMPT CASE No.675 of 2011 in WRIT PETITION No.15003 of 2010 Date: August 27, 2011 Between: Kurati Eswara Rao … Petitioner And B. Appa Rao … Respondent * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR CONTEMPT CASE No.675 of 2011 in WRIT PETITION No.15003 of 2010 O R D E R: This Court, by order dated 09.7.2010 passed in W.P. No.15003 of 2010, directed the Tahsildar, K. Gangavaram, East Godavari District, to furnish a certified copy of the document sought by the petitioner within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. Alleging disobedience, the petitioner filed the present contempt case. 2. The Tahsildar, K. Gangavaram Mandal, East Godavari District, filed his counter stating that the petitioner had sought a certified copy of an order relating to the year 1977. He detailed the various steps taken to locate the record pertaining to the said order. However, it emerged that this record was not available. An endorsement in this regard dated 05.8.2010 was said to have been addressed to the petitioner pointing out that the information sought by him related to an Eksal (one year) lease of the year 1977 and that the records of such leases were not permanent records, as they pertained to a lease period stretching over one year only. The petitioner is said to have received this communication under acknowledgment. 3. In the light of the aforestated facts, it is clear that the respondent made all possible attempts to comply with the order of this Court and it is only due to the non-availability of the record that he could not issue a certified copy of the document sought by the petitioner. In such circumstances, it cannot be said that the respondent committed wilful disobedience to the orders of this Court warranting exercise of jurisdiction under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 4. The Contempt Case is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: August 27, 2011. BSB