APHC010424632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI , (Special Original Jurisdiction) (I I I THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 22123 OF 2025 Between: Karri Narayanamma, W/o Tirupati Rao, Aged about 41 years, Occ: Field Assistant, Kuneru Gram Panchayat, Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, AP. Guntur District. 2. The District Collector and Programme Co-Ordinator, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District. 3. The Project Director, District Water Management Agency and Additional Programme Co-Ordinator, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Emioyment Guarantee Scheme, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District. 4. The Programme Officer, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Mentada 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 an appropriate, writ, direction or order, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned suspension orders proceedings R.C.No.1498/2024/HR, dated 28-03-2025 passed by the Respondent, thereby suspending me temporarily from the post of Field Assistant working in Kuneru Gram Panchayat, Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram District without considering my explanation given to the show cause notice dated. 29-01-2025, without furnishing report of the Mandal Parishad Development Officer, report of the DBT Manager, DWMA and note orders of the PD, DWMA along with the evidences either with the show cause notice or with the suspension orders, without specified period of suspension, without pending investigation, without reference to further action and without following the procedures as in HR policy of the Field Assistants vide a Circular No.666/EGS(P)/2012 dtd.08.01.2013 Director, Hyderabad as the disciplinary proceedings shall be completed within 30 days and continuing under suspension after the said period and by not following the proceedings No.452/EGS/PM(QC)/2010 dtd.29-02-2012 of the Commissioner, Development, A.P. me Rural Hyderabad with regard to the apportionment of responsibility and recovery and with predetermination and without application of mind passing such orders as illegal and arbitrary, violating of Principles of Natural Justice and offends 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and the proceedings may be set aside, and it is further consequentially prayed that direct the Respondent No.3, to forthwith reinstate the Petitioner into with ail consequential benefits. service lA NO: 1 OF 2Q2fi 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 to suspend the operation of the impugned proceedings in R.C. No. 1498/2024/HR, dated; 28-03-2025 of the Respondent No. 3 duly directing him to reinstate the Petitioner into service to the post of Field Assistant at Kuneru Gram Panchayat, Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram District. / - / / / ^ Counsel for the Petitioner; SRI M CHIRANJEEVI Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 3 & 4: The Court made the following order; & 2; GP FOR SERVICES I 1 : SRI M S R CHANDRA MURTHY f\ ] APHC010424632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 22123/2025 Between: 1. KARRI NARAYANAMMA, W/0 TIRUPATI RAO, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC FIELD ASSISTANT, KUNERU GRAM PANCHAYAT, MENTADA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI AP. GUNTUR DISTRICT. PANCHAYAT RAJ AND 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 3.THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR, MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMIOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ADDITIONAL 2 4.THE PROGRAMME OFFICER NATIONAL RURAL MENTADA MANDAL, MAFIATMA GANDFil GUARANTEE VIZIANAGARAM EMPLOYMENT SCHEME DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.M CHIRANJEEVI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.22123 of 2025 O R DE R: The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of the 3'"^ Respondent in issuing proceedings in R.C.No. 1498/2024/HR dated 28.03.2025 keeping the Petitioner temporarily out of employment as Field Assistant and issuing the show cause notice dated 29.01.2025 as arbitrary and illegal. 2. The facts leading to the filing of the writ petition are as follows; The Petitioner was working as Field Assistant in Kuneru Gram Panchayat, Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram District from the year 2022 and on a complaint given by the villagers to the Minister of Women and Child Welfare and Tribal Welfare, enquiries were conducted and proceedings vide R.C.No.1498/2024/HR dated 28.03.2025 were issued keeping the Petitioner temporarily out of employment as Field Assistant and also issued show cause notice dated 29.01.2025 to submit explanation within fourteen days. After receipt of notice, Petitioner submitted her explanation dated 10.02.2025 denying the allegations to the 3rd Respondent. 4 It is the contention of the learned counsel for the Petitioner that as the 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. 3. 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. 4. Sri M.S.R.Chandra Murthy, learned Standing Counsel submits that the 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, maintainability of the writ petition was also urged as the nature of job of the Petitioner is akin to Labour. The 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 3'^'^ Respondent to reinstate the Petitioner into service and conclude the enquiry after providing 5 due opportunity of hearing to the Petitioner within a period of three (3) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- P VINOD KUMAR asIistU registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, AP. Guntur District. 2. The District Collector and Programme Co-Ordinator, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District. 3. The Project Director, District Water Management Agency and Additional Programme Co-Ordinator, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Emioyment Guarantee Scheme, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District. 4. The Programme Officer, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 5. One CC to Sri M Chiranjeevi, Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to Sri M S R Chandra Murthy, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Services I, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. Two CD Copies TF HIGH COURT DATED:21/08/2025 \ ORDER WP NO. 22123 OF 2025 jT 17 SEP 20?5 IT It rrentSectiojpX*' o DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS