THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25226 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as a Field Assistant for Kotakonda Village, Devanakonda Mandal, Kurnool District under the N.R.E.G.S. scheme. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him, by issuing a show cause notice, dated 12.02.2011, alleging certain acts of misconduct. The petitioner submitted his explanation. Thereafter, enquiry was conducted and the Project Director, N.R.E.G.S, 2nd respondent herein terminated the services of the petitioner, through proceedings dated 11.04.20011. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner submitted an appeal before the District Collector, Kurnool, 1st respondent herein on 12.05.2011 together with an application for stay. His grievance is that no orders have been passed thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioner has availed the remedy of appeal before the 1st respondent immediately after the 2nd respondent passed the order of termination. It is not as if the matter was kept pending for unreasonably long time. The records need to be called for and the appeal has to be heard in detail. The 1st respondent has several other functions to discharge. Therefore, it cannot be said that there was undue delay on the part of the 1st respondent in hearing the appeal preferred by the petitioner. Be that as it may, the tenure of the post itself is for a limited period and the petitioner has become unemployed on account of the order passed by the 2nd respondent. The 1st respondent can take up the appeal within a reasonable time and pass appropriate orders thereon. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the 1st respondent to hear and pass orders in the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 08.09.2011 JSU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25226 of 2011 Date: 08.09.2011 JSU