IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 28065 OF 2009 Between: D.N.V.Prasada Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its District Collector & District Programme Co-ordinator, NREGS-AP, East Godavari at Kakinada and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.28065 OF 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the order dated 26.10.2009 passed by the 3rd respondent herein thereby terminating the services of the petitioner as Field Assistant as arbitrary and illegal. It is primarily contended by the petitioner that the impugned order, which was passed without notice to the petitioner is arbitrary, illegal and violative of the principles of natural justice. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. As could be seen from the material on record, under the impugned order dated 26.10.2009 the services of five Field Assistants were terminated and some of them filed W.P.No.27420 of 2009 challenging the termination order on the very same ground that it was in violation of the principles of natural justice. Having accepted the said contention, this Court while setting aside the impugned order dated 26.10.2009 disposed of the Writ Petition leaving it open to the respondents to pass appropriate orders afresh following due process of law. Since the fact that the petitioner herein is also similarly situated is not disputed before this Court, the impugned order dated 26.10.2009, so far as the petitioner herein is concerned, is hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of leaving it open to the respondents to pass appropriate orders afresh following due process of law. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 29.12.2009 Ivd