HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 22134 of 2007 Date: 20.10.2009 Between: Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Polytechnic Cumbem, Prakasam District, Rep., by its Secretary & Correspondent … Petitioner And Commissioner of Technical Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and 2 others. … Respondents HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 22134 of 2007 ORDER: Heard both sides. The petitioner herein is an Educational Institution. By separate orders dated 01.02.2007, the services of the respondents 3 to 9 herein who are members of the non-teaching staff of the petitioner-institution were terminated. Aggrieved by the same, respondent No.3 filed W.P.No.4104 of 2007. The said writ petition was disposed of by this Court leaving it open to the petitioner therein to avail the remedy of appeal under Section 80 of the A.P. Education Act, 1982 (for short ‘the Act) before the Commissioner and Director of Technical Education within a period of four weeks and thereafter the appeal to be considered and disposed of in accordance with law. Pursuant thereto, it appears that the respondents 3 to 9 herein preferred appeals and the same were allowed by the 1st respondent herein by order dated 27.08.2007 holding that the action of the petitioner-institution in removing the respondents 3 to 9 from services was contrary to the provisions of the Act and accordingly directed reinstatement of all the terminated employees into their services with immediate effect. The said order dated 27.08.2007 is challenged in this writ petition primarily on the ground that the same was in violation of the proviso to Section 80 (2) of the Act under which it is mandatory to give an opportunity of making a representation to the management. As could be seen from the counter affidavit of the respondents 3 to 9 as well as the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondents 1 and 2 that no notice was given to the petitioner-institution before passing the impugned order dated 27.08.2007. Hence, the impugned order is in violation of the mandatory statutory requirement apart from being violative of the principles of natural justice. Hence, the same cannot be sustained and is liable to be set aside on that ground alone. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 27.08.2007 is hereby set aside and the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to pass appropriate orders afresh after hearing the petitioner as well as respondents 3 to 9. Such order shall be passed as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 20.10.2009 Note: Issue C.C. in 3 days. B/o KLP