IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH C.C. No.838 of 2010 Between: Raj Gopal, S/o.late Lakshminivas Jaju, R/o.Gurba-Abdi Raod, Nizamabad and others … Petitioners And State of A.P., Rep.by its Secretary, Mr.Rajeshwer Tiwari, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH C.C. No.838 of 2010 ORDER: This contempt case is filed seeking to pass appropriate order for disobeyance and non-compliance of the orders passed by this Court in W.P. No.12880 of 1997 on 21.09.2007. It is the case of the petitioners that they filed W.P. No.12880 of 1997 seeking direction to the respondents to induct the petitioners into the possession of the rest of the land, i.e. Acs.18.08 guntas in Survey No.338/A, Nadapalli Village, now under Dichpally Mandal, Nizamabad District. By order dated 21.09.2007, this Court disposed of the writ petition with the following direction: “Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and as it is a case of the year 1997 and the counter affidavit was filed in the year 2002 stating that necessary steps will be taken in the matter, it is not known whether the respondents have taken any steps or not. In view of the same, without going into the merits of the case, I feel it is appropriate to direct the respondents to take necessary action and pass appropriate orders on the issue, in accordance with law, since the petitioners are already being put to loss by not adjudicating the matter in spite of several representations made by them, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” From a perusal of the proceedings, this Court ordered notice before admission on 25.06.2010 and today the matter has been listed under the caption for admission. Today, when the matter has been taken up, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents placed a copy of the proceedings No.A2/4935/1997, dated 17.06.2010 before this Court, issued by the 3rd respondent, Revenue Division Officer, Nizamabad, and submitted that as the orders passed by this Court has been complied with, no further orders are required to be passed in this contempt case. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the order was passed by this Court on 21.09.2007 in W.P. No.12880 of 1997 directing the respondents to take necessary action and pass appropriate orders, but the respondents have passed belated proceedings on 17.06.2010. Therefore, the respondents are liable for punishment. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the submission made by the learned counsel on either side, this Court is of the view that the proceedings dated 17.06.2010 has been passed, pursuant to the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.12880 of 1997, dated 21.09.2007. Further, the present contempt case is filed for non compliance of the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.12880 of 1997, dated 21.09.2007 and pursuant to the same, proceedings dated 17.06.2010 has been passed and a copy of the same is served on the counsel for the petitioners, therefore, this Court do not want to go further into the matter in any aspect and it is always open for the petitioners to assail the validity of the impugned proceedings. In view of the same, this Contempt Case is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH Date: 23.07.2010. LSK