IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No :354 of 2010 Between: B. Yadava Rao. PETITIONER. AND 1. The Commissioner, (RD), Government of A.P. at H.No.5-10-192, 2nd & 5th Floors, HUDA Hermitage Office Complex, Hill Fort Road, Saifabad, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: The petitioner herein was appointed as Technical Assistant of Mandal Parishad Development Office (MPDO), at Raikode Village & Mandal, Medak District under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). 2. By order dated 5-1-2010 passed by the 4th respondent-Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO), the petitioner was removed from service on the ground of alleged irregularity committed by him in execution of work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). The said order is challenged in this writ Petition primarily on the ground that the impugned order which was passed without giving any opportunity to the petitioner to explain the alleged irregularities is arbitrary, illegal and in contravention of the principles of natural justice. 3. Heard both sides. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner placed before this Court the circular dated 2-7-08 issued by the Commissioner, Rural Development, Government of A.P., which shows that the Technical Assistants shall be put on notice as to the alleged acts of omission/commission and opportunity shall be provided to present their version before initiating any action. 5. As could be seen from the material on record, no such opportunity was given to the petitioner before passing the impugned order. Therefore, on that ground alone, the impugned order is liable to be set aside. 6. Accordingly, impugned order is hereby set aside and the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the respondents to pass appropriate orders afresh following the due process of law. ___________________ Justice G.ROHINI Dated: 19th January, 2010. Dvs HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI ` WRIT PETITION No :354 of 2010 19th January, 2010.