Munjala Prameela, v. The Government Of Andhra Pradesh Represented By Its

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.26612 OF 2007

O R D E R

This writ petition was filed with the following prayer: 'For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to pass an order or direction or writ under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.4 to 11 in trying to discontinue the services of the petitioners as Cooks/implementing agencies of Mid-day Meals programme in the Schools of their respective villages, without any notice and without affording an opportunity of being heard as bad, illegal, arbitrary, unjust and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioners as Cooks/implementing agencies of Mid-day Meals programme in the Schools of their respective villages and pass such other and further order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case in the interest of Justice.'

By order dated 13.12.2007, this Court granted an interim direction as prayed for. No counter-affidavit has been filed, but the learned Government Pleader for Education, State of Telangana, states that the writ petition was filed on a mere apprehension and that there was no threat of discontinuance of the services of the petitioners even as on the date of the institution of the writ petition. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is closed leaving it open to the authorities to follow the due procedure in the event they contemplate discontinuance of the services of the petitioners, if warranted. Interim order dated 13.12.2007 shall stand vacated.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall also stand closed. No order as to costs.

______________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J 21st OCTOBER, 2016 PGS