HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9441 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioners were appointed as Associate or Assistant Professors, as the case may be, in the Government Degree College, Rajahmundry, in respect of certain self-financing courses. The Principal of the Institution, the 1st respondent herein, issued notice, dated 30-03-2010, requesting the petitioners not to attend the duties from 31-03-2010 onwards. Reference was made to a meeting of the Monitoring Committee held on 30-03-2010. Petitioners feel aggrieved by the notice. They contend that their appointments are without any stipulation as to time, and though they were appointed as Associate Professors and Assistant Professors, they are being treated as Guest Faculty. It is urged that the terms and conditions of appointment to Guest Faculty are totally different from the terms and conditions of appointment of the petitioners. 2. On behalf of the respondents, counter affidavit is filed. It is stated that, the then Principal has resorted to several irregularities in the matter of conducting self-financing courses. It is stated that disciplinary proceedings are initiated against him. So far as the appointment of petitioners is concerned, it is stated that the Principal is not the competent authority and the terms of appointment of the petitioners are also contrary to the guidelines issued by the Government from time to time. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Higher Education. 4. The then Principal of the Institution has issued orders of appointment in favour of the petitioners and certain others on 13-11-2008. The remunerations were also fixed. The tenure of the appointment is not stipulated. All the same, no reference is made either to a selection committee or to any other selection process. A perusal of the proceedings of the Commissioner of College Education dated 18-02-2009 disclose that one of the charges framed against the then Principal was that he has appointed himself as Chairman for running MBA and MCA courses, fixed his remuneration at R.20,000/- and made appointments as per his wishes. 5. However, assuming that the orders of appointment issued to the petitioners suffer from any irregularity¸ the competent authority has to issue notice and take necessary steps. Though the impugned notice is said to have been issued in the context of ensuing summer vacations, the services of the petitioners cannot be terminated, without notice. Even now, the 1st respondent can take necessary steps in accordance with law, if he feels that the orders of appointment, issued to the petitioners, suffer from any irregularity or any illegality. 6. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioners are being continued as Associate / Assistant Professors, as the case may be, and are being entrusted with the work. 7. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, setting aside the notice impugned. It is, however, left open to the 1st respondent to take necessary action in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J November 12, 2010. KTL