HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1548 of 2011 Date: 23.12.2011 Between: M.Yadi Reddy ..... Petitioner And: Sri Jaganatham, Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District. .....Respondent Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri S.Niranjan Reddy Counsel for the Respondent: GP for Revenue The Court made the following: ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed alleging wilful disobedience of order, dated 13.09.2010, in Writ Petition No.22706 of 2010, whereby this Court has disposed of the said Writ Petition with the direction to respondent No.1 in the Writ Petition i.e., the Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District, to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. Alleging that the respondent has violated the said order by not disposing of the case, despite expiry of substantial time beyond the period stipulated by this Court, the petitioner filed the present Contempt Case. The respondent filed a counter-affidavit, wherein he has enumerated the reasons for not adhering to the time stipulated. He has stated that the appeal filed by the petitioner was disposed of on 14.12.2011. This Court found that there was huge delay in disposal of the appeal and the respondent has not tendered his apology for such delay. The presence of the respondent was ordered apart from directing him to file an additional counter-affidavit. Accordingly, an additional counter-affidavit is filed, wherein the respondent has expressed regrets for not tendering apology for the delayed disposal of the appeal filed by the petitioner. Having regard to the circumstances explained by the respondent and the unconditional apology tendered by him, the Contempt Case is closed with liberty to the petitioner to question the order passed by the respondent if he feels aggrieved thereby. The respondent is discharged from further presence before this Court. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 23rd December 2011 DR