GALI MADHAVA REDDY @ MADHAVAIAH v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
WP/4161/2025 · 2025-02-19
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.5 % IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 4161 OF 2025 Between: Gali Madhava Reddy @ Madhavaiah, S/o. Pedha Tirupathi, aged about 48 years, Occ: Field Assistant, Bukkapuram Grama Panchayati, Vinjamur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District. ...PETITIONER AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary Panchayth Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner, Rural Development/ State Programme Coordinator of M.G. National Rural Employment guarantee Scheme Vijayawada. (MGNREGS),
3. The District Collector/ District Programme Co-ordinator, SPSR Nellore District, Nellore. 4. The Project Director, District Water Management Agency, SPSR Nellore. 5. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Vinjamur Mandai, SPSR Nellore District. 6. The Additional Programme Officer, MGNREGS, Vinjamur Mandat, SPSR Nellore 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
the writ order or Direction more particularly in the MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the Respondents attend for his duty as Field be pleased to issue nature of WRIT OF l not allowing the petitioner to No. 5 & 6 Assistant at Bukkapuram Grama Panchayat of Vinjamur Mandal, SPSR procedure of law as illegal and and violation of Articles 14, 21 & District, without following due Nellore against the principles of natural justice 300-A of Constitution of India and Consequently directing the Respondent Field Assistant for for works as mandal, SPSR Nellore District. Authorities to allow the petitioner Bukkapuram Grama Panchayat of Vinjamur lA NO: 1 OF 2025 the circumstances Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in of the petition, the High Court may be authorities to allow the petitioner to attend stated in the affidavit filed in support pleased to direct the respondent Field Assistant at Bukkapuram Grama Panchayat of Vinjamur Pending disposal of the above writ petition his duty as Mandal, SPSR Nellore District pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT. SRIDEVI JAMPANI counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI S.RAJU. ASST.GP FOR SERVICES-IV for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR REVENUE Nos.2 to 4 & 6: SRI M.S.R.CHANDRA SC FOR MGNREGS murthy, Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SMT.
B.V.APARNA LAKSHMI, SC FOR ZPP, MPP & GRAM PANCHAYAT Counsel Counsel for the Respondent The Court made the following: ORDER
APHC010075882025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 4161/2025 [3331] 0 Between: Gali Madhava Reddy @ Madhavaiah ...PETITIONER AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner:
1.SR1DEVI JAMPANI Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1.GP FOR REVENUE 2.GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following:
ORDER :: The above writ petition is filed to complain about the highhanded action in not allowing the petitioner to discharge duties as Gram Panchayat of Vinjamur Mandal, SPSR without following due process of law, as illegal and arbitrary. of respondents 5 and 6 Field Assistant of Bukkapuram Nellore District, Heard Smt. Sridevi Jampani,
learned counsel for the petitioner. Assistant Government Pleader for respondent No.1, Sri learned standing counsel for respondents 2 to 4 and
2. Sri S. Raju, learned M.S.R. Chandra Murthy
SRS,J W.P.No.4161 of 2025 6 and Smt. B.V. Aparna Lakhsmi, learned standing counsel for respondent No.5.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was appointed as Field Assistant in the aforementioned Gram Panchayat, vide proceedings Rc.No.A7/12/H.R.Cell/2011. dated 05.07.2011 (Ex.P1) and has duties without any remarks. While so, respondent No.5 Rc.No.21/EGS/2024 dated 18.10.2024 (Ex.PS) and the dated 23.10.2024 (Ex.P4). However, been discharging issued notice vide petitioner submitted an explanation respondents 5 and 6 are not allowing the petitioner to discharge duties. instructions would submit that the month. He would also submit Learned standing counsel on
4. petitioner has not attended the duties for one attends the duties, respondents 5 and 6 will not interfere that if the petitioner with the petitioner’s discharging of duties. and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is Given the facts
disposed of at the admission stage, with the consent of learned counsel on respondents 5 and 6 not to interfere with the petitioner’s Field Assistant of Bukkapuram Gram Panchayat of District, without following due process of law.
5. either side, directing discharging duties as Vinjamur Mandal, SPSR Nellore No costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
//TRUE COPY// To, The Principal Secretary, Panchayth Raj & Rural Development, State of Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
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2. The Commissioner, Rural Development/ State Programme Coordinator of M.G. National Rural Employment guarantee Scheme Vijayawada. (MGNREGS).
3. The District collector/ District Programme Co-ordinator, SPSR Nellore District, Nellore.
4. The Project Director, District Water Management Agency, SPSR Nellore.
5. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Vinjamur Mandai, SPSR Nellore District. (BY RPAD)
6. The Additional Programme Officer, MGNREGS, Vinjamur Mandai, SPSR Nellore District. (BY RPAD)
7. One CC to Sri Sridevi Jampani, Advocate [OPUC]
8. Two CCs to GP for Services-IV, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
9. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] One CC to Sri M.S.R. Chandra Murthy, SC for MGNREGS.
10. [OPUC] One CC to Smt.B.V.Aparna Lakshmi, SC for ZPP, MPP & Gram Panchayat. [OPUC] Three CD Copies.
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HIGH COURT DATED:19/02/2025
ORDER WP.No.4161 of 2025 andS)^
"0 ^ fc 13 MAR 2025 | ^ Current Section ^^1 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS