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APHC010206032019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY ,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 9049/2019 Between: B Appalaraju and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1. SRINIVAS AMBATI Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. SPL C FOR NREGS(M S R CHANDRA MURTHY)
2. M S R CHANDRA MURTHY
3. K K DURGA PRASAD
4. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV (AP) The Court made the following:
ORDER:
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer:
“…..to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the impugned proceedings in
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Procdgs.No.167/2019/HR Cell, dt. 31.05.2019 passed by the 4th respondent in converting petitioners’ post from Field Assistant to Junior Mate and further action in not renewing the petitioners’ contract of employment for the post of Field Assistants working in their respective Gram Panchayats in Anakapalle and S. Rayavaram Mandals of Visakhapatnam District inspite of petitioners’ generated above 7500 person days for the financial year 2017-2018 for the period i.e 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2018 as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice, contrary to Lr.No.1090/EGS(FA)/2015, dt. 29.07.2018 passed by the 2nd respondent and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to renew the petitioners contract of employment as Field Assistants working in their respective Gram Panchayats and pass such other order or orders……”
2. Sri Petluri Nagaraju, representing Sri Srinivas Ambati, learned counsel for the Petitioners, would submit that the relief has become infructuous and petition may be disposed of.
3. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, appearing for the 1st respondent, is in attendance.
4. In that view, the Writ Petition is dismissed, since relief has become infructuous. No order as to Costs.
As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Date: 13.03.2025 ARR
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20 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
WRIT PETITION NO: 9049/2019
Dt.13.03.2025
ARR