HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR CONTEMPT CASE No.641 of 2011 in WRIT PETITION No.24015 of 2010 Date: July 12, 2011 Between: Pill Ganesh … Petitioner And 1. M. Ravichandar & 5 others … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR CONTEMPT CASE No.641 of 2011 in WRIT PETITION No.24015 of 2010 O R D E R: By order dated 24.3.2011 passed in W.P.M.P. No.30745 of 2010 in W.P. No.24015 of 2010, this Court directed the respondent authorities in the said writ petition to take necessary action for removal of the obstructions/encroachments, including statues, over the public road in R.S. No.134 of V. Savaram village, Rayavaram Mandal, East Godavari District, in accordance with law within a time frame. Alleging disobedience to the said order, the 9th respondent in the writ petition filed this contempt case. 2. The Panchayat Secretary, Vedurupaka Gram Panchayat, Rayavaram Mandal, the 6th respondent, filed a counter stating that the statue which was installed on the public path leading to the filing of the writ petition was removed pursuant to the order of this Court and kept in the office of the Gram Panchayat. He further stated that the basement which was constructed for installation of the statue was also destroyed and that other encroachments such as bricks, stones etc., were also removed from the public path way on the very same day. He also stated that there are no obstructions on the path way as alleged by the petitioner in the contempt case. 3. In the light of the aforestated facts, which remained un-rebutted, as the petitioner did not choose to file reply thereto despite being served a copy thereof on 01.7.2011, this Court finds no wilful disobedience to its order warranting exercise of contempt jurisdiction. 4. The contempt case is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ___________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: July 12, 2011. BSB