APHC01019611202 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] THURSDAY ,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 9860/2025 Between: Chitikela Narasimamurthy and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.S APPADHARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following prayer: “to declare the action of the respondents in not allowing the petitioners as Field Asst under MGNREGS in E.Chowduvada Village and Kasimkota Village, Kasimkota 2 CGR, J W.P. No.9860 of 2025 Mandal, Anakapalle District, is against the principles of Natural Justice, illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India, consequently direct the Respondents to continue the petitioners as Field Assistant and to pass such other orders” 2. Heard Sri S.Appadhara Reddy, learned counsel for petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I for respondents 1 and 2 and Sri M.S.R.Chandra Murthy, learned standing counsel for respondents 3 to 6. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners have been appointed as Filed Assistants and they have been discharging their duties as such. 1st petitioner is working as Field Assistant of E.Chowduvada Gram Panchayat and 2nd petitioner is working as Field Assistant of Kasimkota Mandal. The grievance being that though petitioners are discharging duties to the utmost satisfaction, the respondents are now preventing them from attending to their duties since 01.04.2025. He further submits that there is no enquiry or proceedings pending against them, therefore, preventing them from discharging their duties without any cause is unjustified. 3 CGR, J W.P. No.9860 of 2025 4. Learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 3 to 6 placed on record written instructions stating that petitioners are discharging duties as Field Assistants at respective places mentioned above, and as of now, the competent authority i.e., 4th respondent has not initiated any disciplinary action against them, however, against 1st petitioner, based on certain allegations, an enquiry report has been called for, and they are yet to take decision to initiate disciplinary action. 5. In view of aforesaid instructions that petitioners are continuing and discharging their duties without any obstruction, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to continue the services of petitioners as Field Assistants at respective places and in case, the respondents contemplated any disciplinary proceedings, it is for them to do so, however, the same shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with law. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending consideration, if any, in this case shall stand closed. _______________________ CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J 4 CGR, J W.P. No.9860 of 2025 17.04.2025 SS