IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 14763 of 2009 Between: 1 M.Mahalakshmamma W/o.Late Venkata Swamy R/o. Pallipalem Village, Kalla Mandal, West Godavari District. 2 P.Parvathi W/o. Late Venkata Raju R/o. Pallipalem Village, Kalla Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State of A.P., Rep. by the District Collector, West Godavari District, at Eluru. 2 The District Educational Officer, West Godavari District at, Eluru 3 Tha Tahsildar Kalla Mandal, Kalla, West Godavari District. 4 The Mandal Educational Officer, Kalla Mandal, Kalla, West godavari District. 5 The Sarpanch, Pallipalem Gram Panchayat / Chairman of Mid Day Meals Scheme Pallipalem Village, Kalla Mandal, West Godavari District. 6 The Head Master Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School Pallipalem Village, Kalla Mandal, West Godavari district. 7 Smt. M.Krishna Veni Mid Day Meal Implementing Agency, Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School, Pallipalem Village, Kalla Mandal, West Godavari District. ....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings issued by the 2nd respondent in Rc.No. 20/D3/09, dated 18.07.2009 and consequential proceedings in Roc.No. 665/2009/CS, dated 20.07.2009 issued by the 3rd respondents as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and in violation of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of herein as implementing agency of the Mid Day Meals Scheme for the 6th respondent school, and Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.INDRA PRAKASH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.14763 of 2009 ORDER: The 7th respondent herein was appointed as Implementing Agency in the 6th respondent school. On the basis of certain complaints received against the 7th respondent alleging that she was not properly distributing the Mid-day Meal, the 2nd respondent-District Educational Officer by letter dated 18.7.2009 requested the Mandal Revenue Officer, Kalla to take necessary action as per G.O.Ms.No.94, dated 24.11.2002 which provides for review of implementation of Midday Meal programme in the schools. Pursuant thereto, the 3rd respondent-Tahsildar, Kalla by order dated 20.07.2009 ordered to continue the 7th respondent as Implementing Agency for Mid-day Meal in the 6th respondent school until further orders pending enquiry. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed by the parents of some of the students, who claim to be the signatories to the complaints made against the 7th respondent. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and having perused the material on record, I am of the opinion that the interference by this Court at this stage is unwarranted since the impugned order dated 20.7.2009 has been passed only as interim measure pending enquiry as contemplated under G.O.Ms.No.94 dated 25.11.2002. Apparently, the 7th respondent was directed to continue pending enquiry until further orders. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents 1 to 5 to take appropriate action as contemplated under G.O.Ms.No.94 dated 25.11.2002 with due notice to the petitioners as well as the 7th respondent and other complainants and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. _______________ Justice G. Rohini Date.23.7.2009 mrb