THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30354 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as Field Assistant under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for Kristipadu Village, Dornipadu Mandal, Kurnool District. Alleging that the mother of the petitioner retained postal pass books of the labourers, the Mandal Development Officer, respondent No.3 herein, passed an order, dated 07.05.2010, informing the petitioner that he shall not attend to duties until further orders. The petitioner submits that ever since then, no proceedings were initiated and he is prevented from attending the duties. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. By mentioning that the mother of the petitioner retained postal books of the labourers, respondent No.3 passed an order almost suspending the petitioner from service. Whatever may have been the justification in passing the order, respondent No.3 ought to have followed the procedure by issuing either show cause notice or by closing the matter after verification. He did neither. The appointment of the petitioner itself is for a limited period. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. It is left open to respondent No.3 to initiate proceedings against the petitioner in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 03.12.2010. kdl