IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION Nos.28620 and 28621 of 2008 WRIT PETITION Nos.28620 of 2008 Between: P.S.Rama Rao. … Petitioners And The District Collector, East Godavari District at Kakinada and two others. … Respondents WRIT PETITION Nos.28621 of 2008 Between: A.Chinna Rao. … Petitioners And The District Collector, East Godavari District at Kakinada and two others. … Respondents Counsel for petitioners in both cases: Mrs.Bobba Vijayalakshmi Counsel for respondents in both cases: AGP for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development for R.1 and R.2. Sri M.Prabhakar Rao for R.3 This Court made the following: COMMON ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, these two Writ Petitions are taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. These two Writ Petitions are filed questioning orders of respondent No.2, whereby, while issuing show cause notices to the petitioners to show cause as to why action shall not be taken against them, both the petitioners were suspended. The petitioners are working as Technical Assistant and Additional Programme Officer respectively. Under the impugned orders, respondent No.2 suspended the petitioners and initiated disciplinary proceedings. This Court, by order dated 30-12-2008, granted interim direction to the respondents to continue the petitioners, if no other person is appointed in those vacancies. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents it is stated that alternative arrangements were made on 5-11-2008 itself and that the petitioners are not continued in service as on today. Inasmuch as the impugned orders are in the nature of show-cause notices, besides suspending the petitioners, and the fact that the petitioners are out of employment, no purpose of will be served by keeping these two writ petitions pending. Instead, I feel it appropriate to dispose of both the Writ Petitions with the direction to the respondents to complete the enquiry and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioners are permitted to file their explanations to the show-cause notices issued by respondent No.2 within a period of three weeks from today. Subject to the above observations, both the Writ Petitions are disposed of. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:23-4-2009. Note: Issue CC in one week. (BO) MNR