IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.5523 of 2005 Dated: September 21, 2006 Between: Naperla Yacob, S/o. Jakkaiah, aged about 39 years, Occ: worked as Vidya Volunteer, Municipal Elementary School, Dargamitta, Nellore District. … Petitioner And District Educational Officer, Nellore District, at Nellore, and others. … Respondents Order: This writ petition has been filed seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for continuance as Vidya Volunteer for the year 2004-05 and also in not paying salary of Rs.5,700/- due to the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for School Education appearing for the respondents. 3. Petitioner states that he was appointed as Vidya Volunteer in Municipal Elementary School, Dargamitta, Nellore and worked for certain period. He questions the action of the respondents in not continuing him in the said post. 4. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the Vidya Volunteer Scheme was only for a period of one year and it has been discontinued. It is stated that with regard to the amount due to the petitioner, respondents have already paid him an amount of Rs.5,767/- by way of cheque No.198870 dated 02-01-2006, drawn on State Bank of India, Nellore. 5. Petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not appointing him as Vidya Volunteer for the academic year 2004-05. However, it is to be seen that the said scheme was only for a period of one year and the same has been discontinued. Further, as stated hereinabove, the amount due to the petitioner has already been paid to him. No direction can be issued to continue the petitioner in the said post at this stage. 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader. ____________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. September 21, 2006 MRR