THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.29275 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as Technical Assistant under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for Addateegala Mandal, East Godavari District, through order, dated 03.08.2007. He was removed from service on 10.07.2008 on the allegation of misappropriation. Simultaneously, he was prosecuted for the same cause in C.C.No.143 of 2008 before the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Addateegala. The petitioner states that he has been acquitted by the Criminal Court on 05.10.2010 and on that basis, he seeks a direction to the respondents to reinstate him into service. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. It is not in dispute that the appointment of the petitioner on contract basis was for a period of two years. That period had expired. It was incidental that he has been prosecuted in a criminal case and was removed from service. Unless the petitioner has challenged the very order of removal, the mere fact that he has been acquitted in a criminal case does not clothe him with the right to be reappointed. At any rate, in case the respondents undertake to appoint Technical Assistants, it shall be open to the petitioner to submit application and the same shall be considered on its own merits. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 03.12.2010. kdl