VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh high court initiated contempt of court proceedings against Gajuwaka tahsildar, M V S Lokeswara Rao, and sentenced him for simple imprisonment for six months along with a fine of Rs 2,000.
The high court bench of Justice M Satyanarayana Murthy heard a contempt petition filed by P Ajay Kumar and P Sunita Devi alleging that the tahsildar violated the interim orders passed by the high court and demolished the compound wall.