APHC010464832013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 33405/2013 Between: 1.MUDDADA APPALANAIDU, S/O DALAPPADU, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC: FORMERLY FIELD ASSISTANT, RESIDENT OF GADDAVANIPETA VILLAGE, NARASANNAPETA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS DISTRICT COLLECTOR AS DISTRICT PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR, NREGS, A.P., SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 2.THE PROJECT DIRECTOR / ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME OFFICER, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, NREGS, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 3.THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NARASANNAPETA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM 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 Writ, or Direction especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the 3rd respondent oral termination from service of the Field Assistant without any allegation without passing any written orders regarding termination as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner as Field Assistant of Chodavaram Grampanchayat, Narasannapeta Mandal, Srikakulam District and release the honorarium for the years 2011- 2012 under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme of Chodavaram Grampanchayat, Narasannapeta Mandal, Srikakulam District and such other or further orders as this Honorable court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 41554 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 direct respondents to continue the petitioner as Field Assistant of Chodavaram Grampanchayat, Narasannapeta Mandal, Srikakulam District, pending disposal of the Writ petition before this Honourable court and pass. 2 IA NO: 4 OF 2013(WPMP 181838 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.UMASANKAR LOKANADHAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.M S N MURTHY 2.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 33405 of 2013 ORDER : 1. The petitioner is challenging the oral termination of his service as Field Assistant and seeks a direction to the respondents to reinstate him to the post of Field Assistant. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was initially appointed in the year 2007 and that, even at the time of his appointment, no formal written orders were issued appointing the petitioner as a Field Assistant. It is also submitted that the petitioner has been discharging his duties to the best satisfaction of his superiors. However, in the year 2011, the respondent authorities have orally instructed the petitioner not to attend duties. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner had absconded from duties and that, thereafter, the respondents appointed one Sri.K.Shankar Rao as Field Assistant, and the order of his appointment has also filed along with the counter. It is also further submitted that the petitioner was appointed for a limited period of time and he himself absconded from services; therefore, the respondents were constrained to engage the services of Sri.K.Shankar Rao by issuing appropriate proceedings. 4. Recording the same, writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Dated 05.02.2026 KGM 4 143 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.33405 of 2013 Dated 05.02.2026 KGM