THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23524 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as Field Assistant for Matyapuram Village, Hukumpet Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Through order, dated 21-06-2009, the Programme Officer, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme-cum-Mandal Development Officer-2nd respondent herein removed the petitioner from the post alleging that she has misappropriated a sum of Rs.11,794/-. The said order is challenged in this writ petition mainly on the ground that the order of removal was passed not preceded by any enquiry or a show-cause notice. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. There is hardly any consistency as to manner in which the service conditions of employees under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme are governed. In some cases, disciplinary proceedings are initiated by the Project Director, District Water Management Agency and in certain other cases by the Mandal Development Officer. Whoever be the authority conferred with the power to appoint or remove the Field Assistant, he is under obligation to conduct an enquiry or atleast issue a show-cause notice before an order, terminating the service of a Field Assistant, is passed. In the instant case, the 2nd respondent has straight away passed the impugned order without giving an opportunity to the petitioner to explain. The impugned order is voilative of principles of nature justice and it cannot be sustained in law. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed, and the 2nd respondent is directed to reinstate the petitioner into service forthwith. It is however, made clear that in case there are any specific allegations against the petitioner, it is open to the 2nd respondent to issue a show-cause notice and take further action in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 23-08-2011 Prv