HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31016 of 2010 Date: 13.12.2010 Between : T. Venkataiah and others. … Petitioners and Government of Andhra Pradesh, Agricultural & Cooperation (Agri.III) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, Rep.by its Secretary and others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31016 of 2010 ORAL ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioners have questioned the Memo No.D5/642/2008, dated 27.8.2009, issued by the Joint Director of Agriculture, Nalgonda. By the said Memo, the petitioners, who are selected and recognized as “Adarsha Rythus”, were removed from the services of Adarsha Rythus alleging that they have been graded for poor performance as per the recent gradation of Adarsha Ruthus. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and also the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture that the subject matter in this writ petition is covered by a common judgment passed by this Court in W.P.No.21868 of 2009 and batch, dated 14.7.2010. 3. In identical circumstances, on the so called allegation of poor performance, when removal orders were passed without notice to the petitioners therein, this Court, on the ground that as the respondents therein have failed to put the petitioners on notice, quashed the impugned memos therein. Even in the present writ petition, a perusal of the impugned Memo issued by the 4th respondent does not indicate issuance of any notice before removing the petitioners as Adarsha Rithus. 4. In that view of the matter, following the common judgment passed by this Court in W.P.No.21868 of 2009 and batch, dated 14.7.2010, the impugned Memo No.D5/642/2008, dated 27.8.2009, issued by the Joint Director of Agriculture, Nalgonda, is set aside and the respondents are directed to continue the petitioners as Adarsha Rithus till appropriate orders are passed after giving opportunity to the petitioners. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed, to the extent indicated above, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY 13.12.2010. Msr HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31016 of 2010 13.12.2010 Msr