APHC010000072025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] MONDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 13/2025 Between: Pallakollu Talupulamma and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. T V S PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR EDUCATION 2. GP FOR REVENUE 2 The Court made the following order:- This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s:- “…to issue writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the letter dt 25.10.2024 issued by the 4th respondent discontinuing the petitioners as cook (Mid day meal worker) in 5th respondent school with proper enquiry and notice pursuant to report of 3 men committee dt 3-10-2024 as illegal, unjust and violative of principles of natural Justice and set aside the said letter and report consequently directing the respondents 2 to 4 to continue the petitioners taking into consideration of their experience as MDM worker in 5th respondent school and pass orders and pass such other order or orders.…” 2. The grievance of the petitioners, in brief, in the present writ petition is that in the year 2021, the petitioners were appointed as cooks under the Mid-day meal scheme in Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School, Sarabavaram, Prattipadu Mandal, Kakinada District. Since then, the petitioners are discharging duties without any blemish. Recently, the parents committee in the 5th respondent school was changed and at their instance, suddenly without any notice or without following any procedure, the respondents have directed the petitioners not to attend duty. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 4. Principles of natural justice are those which have been laid by the Courts are being minimum protection of the rights of the individual 3 against the arbitrary procedure that may be adopted by the authority, which making an order affecting those rights. These rules are intended to prevent such authority from doing injustice. Natural justice is deeply rooted in tradition and conscience to be ranked as fundamental. The purpose of following the principles of natural justice is the prevention of miscarriage of justice. It also violates the principle of fair play and natural justice as well, the opportunity of hearing is not shunned under any of the laws. 5. Therefore, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to allow the petitioners to implement the Mid- day meals program to the aforesaid school. If at all, the respondents are not intending to allow the petitioners to implement the Mid-day meals program to the aforesaid school, they should take recourse of law by issuing show cause notice and by passing appropriate orders, after calling explanation and hearing of the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHARA RAO Date: 06.01.2025 KBN 4 19 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.13 of 2025 Date: 06.01.2025 KBN