IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUA TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA WRIT PETITION NO: 4300 OF 2025 :: AMARA REDDY SATTI Between: A Muniappa, S/o. A. Venkatappa, Aged about 40 years, R/o. Vaddiendiu Gaginayanipall, Gram Panchayat, Baireddypalle Mandal, Chitloor District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh. Represented by its Principal Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Secretariat Velgapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The District Collector, Chittoor. Chittoor District 3. The Project Director, District: Water Chittoor District. Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Additional District Management Agency (DWMA) Programme Co-Ordinator District Management Agency (DWMA), Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. 5. The Mandal Parishad Water Development Officer/Programm MGNREGS, Baireddypalli Mandal, Chittoor District. 6. The Assistant Project Officer (M and E), District Water Management Agency (DWMA), Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. Officer, ...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 an order, direction, writ, more particularly Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not allowing the petitioner to discharge his duties as Field Assistants for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Baireddypalle Mandal, Chittoor District without there being any remarks frorp any corner as well as not paying the salaries to the petitioner illegaPl.j arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and consequently rdfced/lhe respondents to continue the petitioner as a Field Assistant by *^payrhg the salaries. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 continue the petitioner as a Field Assistant by paying the salaries, forthwith, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition, Counsel for the Petitioner : SMT Y MAHA LAKSHMI Representing SRI. K RAGHU VEER Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :SRI S RAJU, AGP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondent No’s. 2,3,4 & 6: SRI M S R CHANDRA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SMT B APARNA LAKSHMI The Court made the following ORDER: as APHC010081792025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] TUESDAY ,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 4300/2025 Between; ...PETITIONER A Muniappa AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.KRAGHU VEER Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following ORDER: Heard Smt.Y.Maha Lakshmi, learned counsel representing Sri K.Raghu Veer, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri M S R Chandra Murthy, learned standing counsel for the respondents 2, 3, 4 & 6, Sri S.Raju, learned Assistant respondent and Smt.B.Aparna St Government Pleader for Services-I for 1 Lakshmi, learned standing counsel for 5''^ respondent. 2. The petitioner. Field Assistant under MGNREGS scheme, Gaginayanipalli Gram Panchayat, Baireddypalle Mandal, Chittoor District, filed the above writ petition to declare the action of respondents in not allowing the petitioner to discharge his duties as Field Assistant, as illegal and arbitrary. c'" 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was appointed as Junior Mate/Field Assistant by proceedings Roc.No.K8/2444/18, dated 31.01.2019 (Ex.P.1). Since the date of appointment, the petitioner has been discharging his duties as Field Assistant without any remarks. The 5 respondent-MPDO issued notice vide Roc.No.4/2024 dated 24.07.2024 (Ex.P.2) directing the petitioner to submit his explanation within three days. The petitioner submitted an explanation dated 02.08.2024 (Ex.P.3). Since respondents 3 to 6 are not allowing the petitioner to discharge his duties as Field Assistant without passing any order, the above writ petition is filed. Learned standing counsel, on instructions of the 3'^^ respondent, would submit that respondents 3 to 6 are not interfering with the petitioner’s discharging duties as Field Assistant. The salary was in fact, paid to the petitioner till June, 2024. Learned standing counsel would submit that if the petitioner attends the duties, the respondents 3 to 6 will not interfere with the petitioner’s discharging duties. Given the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the submissions of learned standing counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of learned counsel on either side directing the respondents 3 to 6 not to interfere with the petitioner’s discharging duties as Field Assistant, Gaginayanipalli Gram Panchayat, Baireddypalle Mandal, Chittoor District, without following due process. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY registrar 3. th 4. 5. //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 1. The Principal Secretary, Department of Rural Development, State of Secretariat Velgapudi, Guntur District, Andhra To, Andhra Pradesh, Pradesh. 2. The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District 3. The Project Director, District Water Management Agency (DWMA), Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Additional District Programme Co-Ordinator District Water Management Agency (DWMA), Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. 5. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer/Programm Officer, MGNREGS, Baireddypalli Mandal, Chittoor District. 6. The Assistant Project Officer (M and E), District Water Management Agency (DWMA), Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. 7. One CC to SRI. K RAGHU VEER, Advocate [OPUC] 8. One CC to SRI M S R CHANDRA MURTHY, Advocate [OPUC] 9. One CC to SMT B APARNA LAKSHMI, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES I, High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] Three CD Copies 10. 11. PRK w HIGH COURT • DATED:18/02/2025 ORDER WP.No.4300 of 2025 l\ X 0 6 MAR ZD’S rni e®, & ^ current Secuon ^ DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE ADMISSION STAGE, WITHOUT COSTS