THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.14536 of 2011 BETWEEN: Janagama Shankaraiah …. PETITIONER And 1. The Government of A.P. rep by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others. …. RESPONDENTS Counsel for petitioner: Sri P. Venkataswamy Counsel for respondents: G.P. for PR & RD The Court made the following order: ORDER: The petitioner, who has suffered removal from office by means of the impugned order, has filed this writ petition challenging the said order as illegal. The District Collector, the 2nd respondent herein initiated proceedings under Section 249 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (for short ‘the Act’), and after issuing show cause notice to the petitioner passed the impugned order. The petitioner raises several disputed questions of fact stating that he has not committed any irregularity as alleged against him. Even though an attempt is made to show that the order was passed without taking into consideration the explanation offered, the counsel admits that no explanation was offered by the petitioner in response to the show cause notice issued. Sub-section (7) of Section 249 of the Act provides an effective alternative remedy of appeal to the State Government. The petitioner has approached this Court without availing such remedy. No exceptional reasons are stated nor shown to exist for bypassing the alternative remedy. Therefore, I am not inclined to admit the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. The petitioner is permitted to avail the remedy and also seek interim orders as per law. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 15th June, 2011 Js