THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO Writ Petition No.20342 of 1998 (DATED: 22-01-2008) Between: N.Babasab S/o Hasan, Aged about 41 years 2/40, Main Bazar, Pulivendla, Kadapa District. …Petitioner A n d The Director of Adult Education, M-4 Block, II Floor, Behind Manoranjan Complex, M.J.Road, Hyderabad and another …Respondents ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in terminating the services of the petitioner as Attender as illegal and arbitrary. 2. It is asserted that the writ petitioner was appointed as an Attender in the month of June 1981 by the Project Officer, Adult Education, Rayachoty, Kadapa District and that he has rendered nearly eight years of service and his services have been abruptly terminated in November 1988. It is averred that the writ petitioner has not been provided with any opportunity before his services came to be terminated, and therefore, he solicited the relief as pointed out supra. 3. However, the respondents have filed their counter affidavit through the Director, Adult Education, Hyderabad and it has been averred in the counter affidavit that the procedure prescribed for terminating the employment of the petitioner as a measure of punishment has been faithfully followed. A charge sheet drawing 11 counts of charges have been framed and supplied to the petitioner and since he has denied his culpability, a Deputy Director has been appointed as an Enquiry Officer and after conducting an elaborate enquiry a detailed report was submitted on 23.2.1987 and that after providing an opportunity to the petitioner to explain the adverse material against him through the show cause notice dated 30.4.1988 and considering the entire material, orders of termination dated 21.11.1988 have been passed. Thus, the respondents have contested the correctness of the assertion of the petitioner that he was not provided with any opportunity prior to the termination of his employment. 4. This apart, the respondents have specifically asserted that he has been inflicted with the punishment of removal from service. There is no material that has been brought on record to contest the correctness or veracity of the statements found in the counter affidavit. No other ground of attack has also been put forth. In the absence of any such material and in the absence of any frontal attack on the exercise carried out by the respondents prior to the termination of the petitioner, the contention of the petitioner that his services have been terminated without any notice or opportunity cannot be accepted and consequently, the relief sought for in this writ petition cannot be granted. 5. The writ petition is found lacking in material and content. Hence the same is dismissed but, however, without costs. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 22-01-2008 RAR THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO Writ Petition No.20342 of 1998 (DATED: 22-01-2008)