APHC010357602025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WM MONDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 18246 OF 2025 Between: Inumala Savitramma @ Inumula Savitri, W/o Seetharama Murthy, Aged about 50 years, Occ Senior Mate/Field Assistant (Under Suspension) Gandhi National Mahatma Rural Employment Guarantee S.Rangarayapuram Gram Panchayat, Santha Kaviti Mandal, Vizianagaram District Scheme A.P, ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD-II) Department, Secretariat, Velgapudi, Amarvathi, Guntur District A.P., rep. by Principal Secretary. 2. The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Vijayawada, State of Andhra Pradesh 3. The District Collector The District Programme Coordinator, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme AP, Vizianagaram District. cum 4. The Project Director, The District Water Management Agency and The Addl. District Programme Coordinator, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme AP, Vizianagaram. 5. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer cum Additional Programme Coordinator, MNREGS-AP, Santha Kaviti Mandal, Vizianagaram District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the proceedings in Rc No.2226/2024/HRMS dated 04.06.2025 of the 4th respondent as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to FAHR Policy issued in Circular No. 666/EGS(P)/2012 dated 08.01.2013 and set aside the same and consequently direct the Respondents to continue the Petitioner as Senior Mate/Field Assistant of S.Rangarayapuram Gram Panchayat, Santha Kaviti Mandal, Vizianagaram District. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased direct the respondents herein to continue the petitioner as Senior Mate/Field Kaviti Mandal, proceedings in Rc No. respondent, pending to Assistant of S.Rangarayapuram Gram Panchayat, Santha Vizianagaram District by suspending the 2226/2024/HRMS dated 04.06.2025 passed by the 4' disposal of the writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s. TADDI SOWMYA NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR SERVICES-I Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI M.S.R.CHANDRA MURTHY, SC FOR MGNREGS Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI G. SREENIVASA REDDY, SC FOR ZPP, MPP & GRAM PANCHAYAT The Court made the following order: r' APHC010357602025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY.THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 18246/2025 Between: 1.INUMALA SAVITRAMMA @ INUMULA SAVITRI, W/O SEETHARAMA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC SENIOR MATE/FIELD ASSISTANT (UNDER SUSPENSION), NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME A.P, S.RANGARAYAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, SANTHA KAVITI MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT MAHATMA GANDHI ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RD-II) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELGAPUDI, AMARVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT A.P., REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2.THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VIJAYAWADA, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH 3.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME AP, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 4.THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, THE DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT THE ADDL. DISTRICT PROGRAMME MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL AGENCY AND COORDINATOR, EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME AP, VIZIANAGARAM. 2 5.THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CUM ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, MNREGS-AP, SANTHA KAVITI MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the proceedings in Rc No. 2226/2024/HRMS dated 04.06.2025 of the 4th respondent as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to FAHR Policy issued in Circular No. 666/EGS(P)/2012 dated 08.01.2013 and aside the same and consequently direct the Respondents to continue the Petitioner as Senior Mate/Field Assistant of Panchayat, Santha Kaviti Mandal, Vizianagaram District and lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to direct the respondents herein to continue the petitioner as Senior Mate/Field Assistant of S.Rangarayapuram Gram Panchayat, Santha Kaviti Mandal, Vizianagaram District by suspending the proceedings in Rc No. 2226/2024/HRMS dated 04.06.2025 passed by the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner; 1.TADDI SOWMYA NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: set S.Rangarayapuram Gram pass r ' 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.18246 of 2025 O R DE R: The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of the 4^'^ Respondent in issuing proceedings in Rc.No.2226/2024/HRMS, dated 04.06.2025 as arbitrary and illegal. The facts leading to the filing of the case are as follows: 2. The Petitioner joined as Senior Mate/Field Assistant of S.Rangarayapuram Gram Panchayat, Srikakulam District on 14.02.2017. On a complaint given by the Villagers on 07.10.2024 alleging certain irregularities against the Petitioner, the 4^'^ Respondent issued show cause notice dated 23.04.2025 to submit explanation within a period of 14 days. After receipt of notice, Petitioner submitted his explanation dated 09.05.2025 denying the allegations to the 4^'^ respondent. Subsequently, the 4^*^ Respondent issued proceedings vide Rc.No.2226/2024/HRMS, dated 04.06.2025 keeping the Petitioner temporarily out of employment as Field Assistant. Aggrieved by the same, this writ petition is filed. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the Petitioner that as the 3. enquiry proceedings were not concluded within the time specified in Clause 13 (B)(5) of the Field Assistants Human Resource Policy i.e. 30 days, the Petitioner is entitled to be reinstated into service. The counsel also relied on an order passed in similar circumstances by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.16643 of 2025. I 4 Learned Standing Counsel Sri M.S.R.Chandra Murthy, submits that the 4. enquiry is going on and the same would be concluded within three weeks. The further contention is that the guidelines are not statutory and even otherwise, no consequence is stated for non-compliance of the time frame of 30 days and therefore, the same cannot be said to be mandatory. The maintainability of the writ petition was also urged as the nature of job of the Petitioner is akin to Labour. 5. Having heard the respective counsel, this Court, without going into the issues urged by the Respondent counsel, is inclined to dispose of the writ petition in terms of W.P.No.16643 of 2025 with a direction to the 4'*^ respondent to reinstate the Petitioner into service and conclude the enquiry after providing due opportunity of hearing to the Petitioner within a period of three (3) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD-II) Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Amarvathi, Guntur District A.P. 2. The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Vijayawada, State of Andhra Pradesh 3. The District Collector cum The District Programme Coordinator, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme AP, Vizianagaram District. 4. The Project Director, The District Water Management Agency and The Addl. District Programme Coordinator, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme AP, Vizianagaram. Secretariat, Velgapudi, r ♦ 5. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer cum Additional Programme Santha Kaviti Mandal, Vizianagaram Coordinator, MNREGS-AP, District. 6. One CC to M/s.Taddi Sowmya Naidu, Advocate [OPUC] 7. One CC to Sri M.S.R. Chandra Murthy, SC for MGNREGS[OPUC] 8. One CC to Sri G. Sreenivasa Reddy, SC for ZPP, MPP & Gram Panchayat[OPUC] 9. Two CCs to GP for Services-I, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 10.Two CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:21/07/2025 ORDER WP No.18246 OF 2025 ^ 0 2 AUG 2025 rrentSectifQx^'^ o'- DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS