APHC010442742013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 26440/2013 Between: 1.P.BHAVANI,, W/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, OCC: FIELD ASSISTANT (UNDER TERMINATION), 0/O M.P.D.O, ROLUGUNTA MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, R/O VADDIPA VILLAGE & POST, ROLUGUNTA MANDAL, VISAKHAPTANAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR. 2.THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER/, PROGRAMME OFFICER, ROLUGUNTA MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM 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 toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus to declaring the proceedings issued in Notice No.116/2013/DVC/B4, dated 12.8.2013 of the 1st respondent as the illegal, arbitrary, contrary to G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 9.3.2010, Circular No.143/SRDS/HR/Manual/2009, dated 27.1.2010 and law laid.down by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.14121 of 2009 and batch dated 7.7.2010 apart from being violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to reinstated the petitioners as Field Assistant under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to Vaddipa Gram Panchayat, Rolugunta Mandal, Visakhapatnam District with all consequential and incidental benefits such as Seniority and back wages IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 32716 OF 2013 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 proceedings issued in Notice No.116/2013/DVC/B4, dated 12.8.2013 of the 1st respondent pending disposal of the above writ petition IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 39608 OF 2014 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.P V V SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.SPL C FOR NREGS(M S R CHANDRA MURTHY) The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.26440 OF 2013 ORDER : 1. The petitioner has challenged the order dated 12.08.2013 passed by the 1st respondent as illegal. 2. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 1st respondent submits that the order passed by the 1st respondent is appealable before the Appellate Authority within a period of 30 days. It is submitted that, instead of filing the appeal, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. It is further submitted that the petitioner was on a contract basis and the term of engagement has also expired. 3. Considering the submissions of the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent, the writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Dated 09.03.2026 KGM 3 100 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.26440 OF 2013 Dated 09.03.2026 KGM