IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: A (Special Original Jurisdiction) _ FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 14629 OF 2025 t «r Between: Marri Ravi, S/o. Pedda Nagaiah, Aged 35 Rangapuram Grama Panchayat, Lingapalem Mandal years, Occ; Field Assistant, R/o. I, Prakasam District ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Vijayawada. 3. The District Collector/District Project Coordinator Prakasam District at ongole. 4. he Project Director -cum- Joint Secretary, District Water Management Agency (MGNREGS) DWMA, Prakasam District 5. The Mahdal Parishad Development Officer/Programme Officer Praia Parishad. MGNREGS, A.P. Rural DevelopmentDepartment, Lingapalem Mandal, Prakasam District. 6. The Additional Programme Officer, Office of the Development Office, MGNREGS, A.P. Rural Development Department, B-peta Cluster, Lingapalem Mandal, Prakasam District. , Secretariat, A.P. MGNREGS, DWMA, at Ongole. Mandal Mandal Parishad ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Cohstitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue a Writ of mandamus may or any other appropriate writ order / or direction declaring the orders vide Rc.No.D2/527/EGS/2024 1&04.®25 issued by the Respondent No.4 in terminating the petitioner fronv ,|e postj of Field Assistant of Rangapuram Gramapanchayat, Ardhavefedu Mdndal, Prakasam District without affording any opportunity withouf following any procedure, without conducting any Grama Sabha i ’ illegal, arbitrary and set dt. IS aside the same respondents to continue the petitioner Gramapanchayat, Ardhaveedu Mandal consequently direct the as Field Assistant of Rangapuram Prakasam District. lA NO: 1 OF 909*; Petition under Section 151 CPC stated in the affidavit filed i pleased to praying that in the circumstances in support of the petition, the High Court may be suspend the orders vide Rc.No.D2/527/EGS/2024 15.04.2025 issued by the Respondent No.4 by continuing the petitioner Field Assistant in Rangapuram Gramapanchayat Prakasam District pending disposal Counsel for the Petitioner: dt. as Ardhaveedu Mandal, of the above writ petition. SRI N. ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No. 1:GP FOR SERVICES I to 4 & 6: SRI M.S.R. CHANDRA MURTHY, SC FOR MGNREGS SC FOR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SMT. B.V.APARNA LAKSHMI MPDO The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010284552025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 14629/2025 Between: ...PETITIONER Marri Ravi AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES I 2 ■<5 f HCGR, J W.P.No.14629 of2025 The Court made the foHowinq order: The present writ petition is filed challenging the orders dated 15.04.2025, passed by the respondent, removing the petitioner as Field Assistant at Rangapuram Gram Panchayat, Ardhaveedu Mandal, Prakasam District. 2. Heard Sri N.Aswartha Narayana, learned counsel for petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I for respondent No.1, Sri M.S.R.Chandra Murthy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4 and 6 and Smt B.V.Aparna Lakshmi, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.5. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner after arguing for sometime, as Sri M.S.R.Chandra Murthy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4 and 6 has taken objections on maintainability of writ petition, in view of alternative remedy provided under Clause 13(C) of Field Assistants Human Resource Policy, sought liberty to prefer appeal. 4. In view of above submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of, permitting the petitioner to approach appellate authority and file an appeal within a period of one week from today and on such appeal being filed, the 2"*^ respondent is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate speaking orders, in accordance with law, within a period of one month thereafter. There shall be no order as to costs. 3 HCGR, J W.P.No.14629 of 2025 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- J. SAROJA ASSISTANT register //TRUE COPY// To, SECTION OFFICER and Rural Development Secretariat, Velagapudi, - 1- The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner, Vijayawada. 3. The Panchayat Raj and Rural Development A.P., District Collector/District Project Coordinator, Prakasam District at ongole. 4. The Project Director - MGNREGS, DWMA, cum- Joint Secretary, District Water Management Agency (MGNREGS) DWMA, Prakasam 5. The Mandal Parishad District at Ongole. Development Officer/Programme Officer Mandal Praja Parishad, MGNREGS, A.P. Rural DevelopmentDepartment Ungapalem Mandal, Prakasam District. 6. The Additional Programme Officer Development Office, MGNREGS , Office of the Mandal Parishad A.P. Rural Development Department Prakasam District. , Advocate [OPUC] Chandra Murthy, SC for MGNREGSrOPUCl ■ ne CC to Smt. B.V.Aparna Lakshmi, SC for MPDOtOPUCl 10. Two CCS to GP for Services-I, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. 11. Three CD Copies. B-peta Cluster, Lingapalem Mandal, 7. One CC to Sri N Aswartha Narayana 8. One CC to Sri M.S.R. [OUT] ssb n HIGH COURT DATED:20/06/2025 ORDER WP.No.14629 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS