/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 31395 OF 2024 Between: A Nagaraja, S/o. A. Krishnappa, Aged about 43 years, Occ: Field Assistant R/o. 7/89, Sriramapuram Village, Battamdoddi Village, Peddapanjani Mandal Chittoor District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of AP, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. Member Secretary SRDS, O/o. Commissioner Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Tadapalli, Guntur District 3. The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. AP. 4. Project Director DWMA, District Water Management Agency, Chittoor, Chittoor District, A.P. 5. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Peddapanjani Mandal, Peddapanjani, Chittoor District. A.P. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the highhanded action of the Respondent No.4 in issuing impugned proceedings vide ROC.No.K8/128/2024, dated 10.09.2024 in forcibly obtaining resignation V-. from the Petitioner though the Petitioner have not committed any irregularity or misconduct and accepted the same as illegal, arbitrary, high handed discriminatory, violation of principles of natural justice and cannot be justified in the eye of law and consequently direct the Respondents to continue the Petitioner as Field Assistant in their respective gram Panchayat Battamdoddi Village, Peddapanjani Mandal, Chittoor District, with all consequential benefits by set aside the impugned proceedings vide ROC.No.K8/128/2024, dated 10.09.2024 issued by the 4th Respondent, by not accepting the resignation obtained from the Petitioner forcibly in the interest of justice. lA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to suspend the impugned proceedings vide Roc.No.K8/128/2024, dated 10.09.2024 issued by the 4th Respondent and continue the Petitioner as Field Assistant in Battamdoddi Village, Peddapanjani Mandal, Chittoor District, without reference to the resignation obtained from the Petitioner forcibly in the interest of justice, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT. P SARASWATHI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR SERVICES IV Counsel for the Respondent No. 4: SRI MSR CHANDRA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI M SUDHIR (SC FOR ZPPS, MPPS & GRAM PANCHAYAT) The Court made the following: ORDER [3331] APHC010602202024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY JHE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 31395/2024 Between: 1.A NAGARAJA, S/0. A. KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC. FIELD ASSISTANT, R/0. 7/89, SRIRAMAPURAM VILLAGE, BATTAMDODDI VILLAGE, PEDDAPANJANI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND 'RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. • 2.MEMBER SECRETARY SRDS, 0/0. COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TADAPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. AP. 4. PROJECT DIRECTOR DWMA, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 5.THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, PEDDAPANJANI MANDAL, PEDDAPANJANI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. A.P. ...RESPONDENT{S): SRS,J W.P.No.31395 of 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, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the highhanded action of the Respondent No.4 in issuing impugned proceedings vide ROC.NO.K8/128/2024, dated 10.09.2024 in forcibly obtaining resignation from the Petitioner though the Petitioner have not committed any irregularity or misconduct and acceptec;! the same as illegal, arbitrary, high handed discriminatory, violation of principles of natural justice and cannot be justified in the eye of law and consequently direct the Respondents to continue the Petitioner as Field Assistant in their respective gram panchayat Battamdoddi Village, Peddapanjani Mandal, Chittoor District, with all consequential benefits by set aside the impugned proceedings vide ROC.NO.K8/128/2024, dated 10.09.2024 issued by the 4th Respondent, by not accepting the resignation obtained from the Petitioner forcibly in the interest of justice, and pass lA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 to suspend the impugned proceedings vide R0C.N0.K8/128/2024, dated 10.09.2024 issued by the 4th Respondent and continue the Petitioner as Field Assistant in Battamdoddi Village, Peddapanjani Mandal, Chittoor District, without reference to the resignation obtained from the Petitioner forcibly in the interest of justice, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.P SARASWATHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following order: Heard Smt. P. Saraswathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.S.R. Chandra Murthy, learned standing counsel for respondents 2 to 4. 2. After advancing arguments for sometime, learned counsel for the ¥ petitioner, sought permission to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty .'r SRS,J W.P.No.31395 of 2024 to challenge impugned proceedings issued by respondent no.4 vide R0C.N0.K8/128/2024 dated 10.09.2024, by filing appeal before the District Collector. 3. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn giving liberty as prayed for. No order as to costs. 3. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- A.VIJAYA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR I \ ' SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, One CC to Smt. P Saraswathi Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri MSR Chandra Murthy Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri M Sudhir (SC for ZPPS, MPPS & Gram Panchayat) Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Services IV, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT Three CD Copies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. TF HIGH COURT DATED:02/01/2025 ) ) i ORDER WP.No.31395 of 2024 i 0 8 JAN 2025 '^5 . Current Section . DISMISSING THE W.P. AS WITHDRAWN, WITHOUT COSTS