THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.22050 of 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner who was working as Field Assistant was removed by the Mandal Parishad Development Officer i.e. first respondent herein by his proceedings dated 12.10.2009. As against that order he approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition and this court by order dated 14.10.2009 was pleased to suspend the said order. Now vacate stay petitions have been filed on behalf of the MPDO and also on behalf of the Sarpanch who got himself impleaded. Apart from various other contentions, according to them, an appeal shall lie to the Project Director DWMA and the petitioner without exhausting that remedy of appeal has straight away come to this court and filed the present Writ Petition. 2 As per the Circular Instructions 4553/NREGS-AP/2008 dated 02.07.2008 issued by the Commissioner, Rural Development against an order of termination of services of the persons like the Field Assistant, an appeal shall lie to the Project Director within a period of 30 days. As the petitioner approached this court without exhausting the said remedy this court is of the view that this Writ Petition is not maintainable. However, as this court granted interim suspension of the termination order, the petitioner is hereby directed to approach the appellate authority i.e. P.D. DWMA within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and file an appeal and on such filing of an appeal by the petitioner, the Project Director shall decide the same and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks thereafter. 3 The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ------------- 24.02.2010 Kvsn