HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30326 OF 2010 Between: R.Jaya Raju …. Petitioner and APTDC, Himayathnagar …. Respondent This court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30326 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as a Junior Accountant, on contract basis, initially in the year 2004. It was being extended from year to year. Petitioner states that the officials of the Nagarjunasagar Division of the 1st respondent-Corporation, who are responsible for the misappropriation and irregularities, have reported to the 2nd respondent that he has been unauthorisedly absent from 09.03.2007. Basing on the said representation, the 2nd respondent passed the impugned order, dated 21.04.2007 terminating the services of the petitioner. The same is challenged in this writ petition. The principal contention urged by the petitioner is that the impugned order was not preceded by any enquiry much less any notice. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent-Corporation. It is not in dispute that the petitioner was appointed as a Junior Assistant in the year 2004. The appointment is contractual in nature and was being extended from year to year. Assuming that the petitioner was unauthorisedly absent, the respondents were under obligation to issue a notice before terminating his services. Though the respondents may not be under obligation to conduct domestic enquiry, the minimum expected of them before terminating the services of an employee was to issue a notice. It is a different matter as to whether there exists any plausible explanation for the petitioner for his unauthorized absence. On the short ground that the impugned order is violative of principles of nature justice, it deserves to be set aside Hence, the Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. It is left open to the respondents to take further steps in accordance with law. However, before that they shall reinstate the petitioner into service but without back wages. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J December 13, 2010 lmv