IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN : PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE: L. NARASIMHA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE NO: 701 of 2010 Between: 1. Shaheen Begum, W/o. Bazar Nawab. 2. Fouzia Begum, D/o. Late Darwesh Begum. 3. Mohsin Bin Ibrahim Masqati, S/o. Ibrahim Bin Abdulla Masqati. 4. Sulthan Bin Ibrahim Masqati, S/o. Ibrahim Bin Abdula Masqati. 5. Ali Bin Ibrahim Masqati, S/o. Ibrahim Bin Abdulla Masqati. 6. Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Masqati, S/o. Ibrahim Bin Abdulla Masqati. 7. Khalid Bin Ibrahim Masqati, S/o. Ibrahim Bin Abdulla Masqati 8. Adil Bin Ibrahim Masqati, S/o. Ibrahim Bin Abdulla Masqati. 9. Shameem Jehan Kulsum Khaled, W/o. Syed Mohammed Khaled. 10. Noor Jehan Farhana, W/o. Ayaz Bin Sayeed Shabidi. 11. Nasreen Jehan, W/o. Abdul Hai Ali Nahdi. 12. Farah Ibrahim Al Masquati, W/o. Syeed Bin Abdullah Bin Mahfoouz. (All are R/o. 22-4-470, Alija Kotla, Hyderabad) (Petitioners 3 to 12 are represented by their GPA Holder Sri Ibrahim Bin Abdulla Masqati, S/o. Abdullah Bin Ahmed Masqati, R/o. 22-4-470, Alijah Kotla, Hyderabad) ..... Petitioners AND 1. Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Defence, 101, South Block, New Delhi. 2. Mr. Rajeshwar Tiwari, Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Bldgs., Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 3. Mr. N. Gulzar, District Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 4. Mr. P. Nagabhushanam Sharma, Defence Estate Officer, A.P. Circle, Secunderabad. . Respondents Contempt Case under Section 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to punish the respondents herein for committing contempt of court for their willful and deliberate disobedience of the orders of this Hon`ble Court passed in WP. No. 22780 of 2009 dated: 02-11-2009; The Contempt Case coming on for orders upon perusing the case and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High Court dated: 30-04-2010, 26-07-2010, 11-08-2010, 20-08-2010, 27-08-2010, 29-12-2010 & 31-12-2010 made herein and dated: 19-10-2010 made in C.A. No. 964 of 2010 upon hearing the arguments of Sri S. Niranjan Reddy, Advocate for the petitioner and the G.P. for Land Acquisition for the Respondents 2 & 3, and Smt. K.M.J.D. Syama Sundari, Central Government Standing Counsel for Respondents 1 & 4, the Court made the following ORDER: “Learned Additional Standing Counsel for the Central Government has placed before this Court a copy of letter, dated: 18-01-2011, addressed by the 4th respondent, stating that the Government of India, Ministry of Defence has accorded sanction for acquisition of the land in question at an estimated cost of rs. 8,37,42,500/-and the said amount has been deposited through cheque, dated: 18-01-2011 in the Collectorate Complex Branch of State Bank of Hyderabad into the account of the Special Deputy Collector. Learned counsel of the petitioners submits that this amount was virtually half of what was estimated by the District Collector. ..2.. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents seeks time to file counter affidavit, narrating the circumstances. Post on 28-01-2011. Appearance of the 4th respondent is dispensed with ”. DEPUTY REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Defence, 101, South Block, New Delhi. 2. Mr. Rajeshwar Tiwari, Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Bldgs., Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 3. Mr. N. Gulzar, District Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 4. Mr. P. Nagabhushanam Sharma, Defence Estate Officer, A.P. Circle, Secunderabad. (ADDRESSEES 1 TO 4 BYRPAD) 5. One CC to Sri S. Niranjan Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 6. One CC to Smt. K.M.J.D. Syama Sundari, Advocate (BY SPECIAL MESSENGER) 7. Two CCs to the G.P. for Land Acquisition, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 8. Two spare copies. Ksv HIGH COURT Ksv Date of drafting: 22-01-2011 LNRJ DATE: 21-01-2011 NOTE: POST ON 28-01-2011 ORDER C.C. NO. 701 OF 2010 DISPENSING WITH THE PRESENCE OF R4