IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.21140 OF 2011 Date:27.07. 2011 Between:- Y.Adi Bhaskara Rao .. Petitioner And The Special Commissioner, Department of Rural Development, Hyderabad and another. .. Respondents ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.1 in not disposing of the petitioner’s appeal, dated 30.04.2011, filed against the orders of respondent No.2 in proceedings Rc.No.D4/246/2011, dated 31.03.2011, in terminating the petitioner’s services as Additional Programme Officer (fixed term employee) as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, direct respondent No.1 to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal. 2. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as Additional Programme Officer under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (for short, ‘M.G.N.R.E.G.S.’) on 03.05.2007 and posted to work at Ardhaveedu Mandal and has been working as such. On 25.02.2011, respondent No.2 issued show cause notice alleging certain irregularities committed during the year 2009- 2010 and suggested for disciplinary action against the officers who were discharging duties as on the date. Basing on the enquiry report, respondent No.2 framed two charges in the show cause notice and directed the petitioner to appear in person on 10.03.2011. In pursuance of the show cause notice, the petitioner personally appeared before respondent No.2 and denied the charges. Respondent No.2, without adverting to the explanation or to the documents enclosed to the show cause notice, passed the impugned termination order. So, the petitioner filed an appeal, dated 30.04.2011, before respondent No.1 and the same is pending adjudication. Respondent No.1 is not disposing of the appeal. Hence, the writ petition. 3. Heard. 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that he filed an appeal, dated 30.04.2011, before respondent No.1 against the impugned order passed by respondent No.2 terminating him from the post of Additional Programme Officer, but respondent No.1 is not disposing of the appeal. Therefore, respondent No.1 is directed to take appropriate decision on the appeal, dated 30.04.2011, filed by the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 27th July, 2011. Note:- Furnish C.C. by one week. B/O AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.21140 OF 2011 Date:22.07.2011 AMD