P. Naveen Rao, J.

In this batch of writ petitions, petitioners are challenging the termination /non renewal of their contract for a further period as Field Assistants under the National Rural Employment Generation Scheme on the ground that they have not achieved the performance targets fixed to them. Since the issue for consideration in all these writ petitions being same, all the writ petitions are being disposed of by common order.

2. Heard Sri C.V.Mohan Reddy, learned senior counsel, Sri L.J. Veera Reddy, Sri Vedula Srinivas, Sri V. Maheshwar Reddy, Sri Tadi Nageshwar Rao, Sri Mohana Rami Reddy, Sri Jagdishwar, Sri K.Srinivas, Sri Ch. Srinivas, Sri Gade Venkateswara Rao, Sri N. Ashwatha Narayana, Sri Koti Reddy Idamakanti, Sri P.Nagendra Reddy, Sri P.V. Krishnaiah, Sri V. Surendra Reddy, Sri N Chandrashekar Reddy, Sri V.Surendra Reddy, Sri T.V.S. Prabhakar Rao, Sri P.V.V. Satyanarayana, Sri Syed Azmatullah, Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy Kalava, Sri Rama Rao Mavidi, Sri G.L. Narasimha Rao, appearing for petitioners in respective writ petitions, Sri MSR Chandra Murthy, learned Special counsel representing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), learned A