THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR WRIT PETITION Nos.29364, 29378 of 2010 and 16592 of 201 Dated:08.09.2011 Between: The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Secretary, Home Guards Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, And others. … Petition And K.Srinivas, And others. ... Responde THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR WRIT PETITION Nos.29364, 29378 of 2010 and 16592 2011 COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao) These three writ petitions are filed against the sepa orders of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal setting as the order of removal of the Home Guards on the ground that petitioners herein did not afford a reasonable opportunity to applicants before the Tribunal. There is no dispute that the appointment and conditions service of the Home Guards are governed by the Andhra Prad Home Guards Act, 1948 (the Act), and the Madras Home Gua Rules, 1949 (the Rules). Construing the provisions of the Act the Rules, we dismissed similar writ petitions, being W.P.No.28 of 2010 and batch on 07.09.2011. We held that the order removal of the Home Guard passed without complying Rule 7(4 the Rules would be invalid. We also held that a mere po decisional notice calling upon the Home Guard to show ca against the punishment proposed, without a reasonable opportu at a pre-decisional stage would violate the principles of nat justice. These principles are equally applicable to these cases. In view of our order dated 07.09.2011 referred hereinabove, these writ petitions shall stand dismissed in te thereof. A copy thereof shall be annexed to this order. There s be no order as to costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO ________________ (K.G.SHANKAR 08.09.2011 vs