IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6383 of 2008 Between: Athem Srinivas Reddy, S/o. Athem Veera Reddy, (Resident Teacher-Contract-Now Terminated),Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential School (Rural Poverty Reductin Pr Girls School, Alair, Nalgonda District Andhra Pradesh508207 R/o. M.I.G.II, Andhra Pradesh Housing Board Colony, Miryalguda, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh - 508 207. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Rep. by the Secretary, D.S.S. Bhavan Complex, Opp: Chacha Nehru Park, Masab Tank, Hyderabad - 500 028. 2 Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential School (Rural Poverty Reduction Program) Girls School, Rep. by the Principal, Alair, Nalgonda District. Andhra Pradesh - 508 116. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Special Chief Secretary Social Welrare Department-Cum-Vice Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500 022. 4 The Board of Governors, Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Rep. by its Chairman, Masab Tank, Hyderabad - 500 028. .....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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent No.1 in terminating the Petitioner without issuing notice or conducting enquiry and without giving opportunity to hear the petitioner vide Memo Rc.No. Zone-VI/P/1993/2003 dated 07-09-2007 is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violation of orders of the Government and also contrary to Principles of natural Justice and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 to regularise the service of the Petitioner on par with the other regularised contract teachers with monitory benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VENUGOPAL REDDY GODDINDLA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6383 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as a Physical Education Teacher by the 1st respondent-society on 09.11.2002, initially for a period of one year. Thereafter, the contract was being renewed. The 1st respondent issued a memo, dated 07.09.2007, terminating the services of the petitioner, on the ground that the Principal of the Institution, where the petitioner was working, had complained that the petitioner is resorting to the acts of insubordination and misconduct. The petitioner preferred an appeal before the 3rd respondent, against the order of termination. His grievance is that the appeal has not been disposed of, as yet. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Assailing the order of termination passed against him, the petitioner presented an appeal before the 3rd respondent. The petitioner asserts that after the appeal was filed, the 3rd respondent called for remarks from the 1st respondent and there is no development thereafter. Inasmuch as the petitioner is out of service, his appeal needs to be examined and disposed of, without any avoidable delay. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the 3rd respondent to dispose of the appeal presented by the petitioner, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 26.03.2008 JSU ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SPJS} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6383 of 2008 Date: 26.03.2008 JSU