APHC010591512013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 26278/2013 Between: 1.S.SATYANARAYANA,, S/O SIMHACHALAM, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC: FIELD ASSISTANT, N.R.E.G.S, SARABAVARAM GRAMPANCHAYAT, ROLUGUNTA MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM. 2.THE MANDAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 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 by the 1st respondent in in Rc.No.29/2012/B4/DVC, dated 3.8.2012 as illegal, arbitrary, suffers from non application of mind, contrary to G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 9.3.2010, contrary to Circular dated 27.1.2010, contrary to orders passed by this Honble Court in W.P.No.14121 of 2009 and batch dated 7.7.2010 and also violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as Field Assistant under N.R.E.G. Scheme of Sarabavaram Grampanchayat, Rolugunta Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, with all consequential and incidential benefits attached to the post IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 32493 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 the respondents to pay the salary attached to the post of Field Assistant with effect from 1.5.2012 pending disposal of the above writ petition IA NO: 4 OF 2013(WPMP 128595 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.P V V SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.26278 OF 2013 ORDER: 1. The petitioner is challenging the order passed by the 2nd respondent and seeks a direction to continue him as Field Assistant. 2. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent No.1 submits that the petitioner was engaged as Field Assistant on a contract basis for a specified period of time and that the period of contract also expired in the year 2012. It is also submitted that the order under challenge is appealable, and that the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy by way of an appeal before the District Collector. Hence, this Court is not inclined to entertain the present writ petition. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Dated 11.03.2026 KGM 3 151 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.26278 of 2013 Dated 11.03.2026 KGM