HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15897 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner was appointed as an Additional Programme Officer under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for Gangavaram Mandal, Chittoor District. Through order dated 09-11- 2001, the Project Director, DWMA, Chittoor, the 2nd respondent, placed the petitioner under suspension, alleging that certain financial irregularities have taken place due to the acts and omissions on the part of the petitioner. The same is challenged in this writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the leaned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. 3. Petitioner stated that he has submitted his explanation. 4. More than one year has elapsed sine the 2nd respondent passed the order of suspension against the petitioner. The appointment of the petitioner is contractual in nature and is for a limited period. Suspension pending enquiry, cannot be continued for since a long time. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to conclude the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J December 10, 2010. KTL