THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.28388 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as a Field Assistant under the NREGS for V.Savaram Gram Panchayat of Rayavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, the 1st respondent passed an order, dated 17.05.2008, removing the petitioner from service, on the directions issued by the District Collector. The petitioner challenges the said order. It is stated that though a representation was filed before the Collector on 12.09.2011, no action has been taken thereon. Heard Smt.K.V.Rajasree, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri G.Elisha, learned standing counsel for the 1st respondent and Sri M.Subrahmanyam, learned Government Pleader for respondents 2 and 3. A perusal of the impugned order discloses that neither any show cause notice was issued to the petitioner, nor any enquiry was conducted. The order was passed on the basis of a report in the newspaper, and direction issued by the District Collector. The whole exercise is untenable. The order deserves to be set aside. In the context of moulding of the relief, this Court comes across some difficulty. The order was passed about three years ago. The appointment of the petitioner was itself for a limited period. It is not known as to whether any incumbent was appointed in the place of the petitioner. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that, a) in case, no Field Assistant is appointed for V.Savaram Gram Panchayat of Rayavaram Mandal, as on the date of this order, the impugned order shall stand set aside and the petitioner shall be entitled to continue as Field Assistant, prospectively; and b) in case, any person is appointed, as Field Assistant, for the said village, the case of the petitioner shall be considered for appointment as Field Assistant, in next ensuing vacancy in the Mandal. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dt:20.10.2011 Note: Furnish C.C. in one week. (B/o) GJ