IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 1178 of 2008 Between: 1 K. Reddy Babu, S/o.Mohan Rao Arogyavaram Development Society, Gandhi Road, MANDANAPALLE, Chittoor District. 2 D. Mallikarjun, S/o. Mallaiah, Arogyavaram Development Society, Gandhi Road, MANDANAPALLE, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor. 2 The Chairman, Zilla Parishad, Zillaparishad's Office, Chittoor. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order declaring the inaction of the respondents in not passing orders on the recommendation dated 04- 12-2007 addressed by the Arogyavaram Development Society for absorption of the petitioners, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice, and consequently direct the respondents to pass appropriate orders on the recommendation letter dated 04-12-2007 absorbing the Petitioners in any other suitable posts in the any Department. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.VISWANATHA REDDY Counsel for the 1st respondent: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Counsel for the 2nd respondent: Mrs. Ch. Vedavani The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.1178 OF 2008 ORDER: The only grievance of the petitioners is that Arogyavaram Development Society (for short ‘the Society’) of Madanapalle, a non- governmental organization, had constructed buildings in an area of 1.51 acres in Sy.No.249/2 of Kammapalle village, on the land leased out by Zilla Parishad, Chittoor, for establishing office of the Society and work shed for the establishment of workshop, tractor sheds, carpentry shed and a guest house, with the funds provided by the funding agency and no funds were provided by the Government for the said purpose. The present market value of the said buildings, approximately, is Rs.40 lakhs. The Society had implemented several community development programmes with regard to medical and public health, agriculture, animal husbandry, rural roads, drinking water, irrigation, women and child development, adult education etc. with the funds provided by the funding agency and had become a premier non-governmental organization engaged in the field of rural development. While so, after expiry of the lease period of 25 years, it was further extended by another five years vide proceedings, date 05.10.1999, of the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Chittoor, which was also expired by 18.12.2004. Thereupon, proposals were sent to Zilla Parishad, Chittoor for extension of lease for a further period of 10 years. But, the District Collector, Chittoor, has allotted the said land to District Water Management Agency (DWMA) and Social Welfare Department for construction of a training centre and social welfare hostels by demolishing the existing structures raised by the Society. As a result, there was no other alternative for the Society except to close down the organization and consequently the petitioners, who were working as Clerk-cum-Typist and Attender respectively in the office of the Society, along with other employees, were thrown out of employment. Under those circumstances, the Society had recommended the case of the petitioners and some other employees, by its letter dated 04.12.2007, to the District Collector, Chittoor, to provide alternative employment to them, on humanitarian grounds, in any of the Government Departments or other organizations, taking into consideration the fact that they worked for about 30 years in the organization. While so, now the grievance of the petitioners is that no action is being taken by the respondents on the said recommendations made by the Society. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits, the respondents are directed to consider the recommendations made by the Arogyavaram Development Society, in its letter dated 04.12.2007, and pass appropriate orders thereon, as per law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 19th February, 2008. IBL To 1. Two CCS to 2. Two CD Copies