ORDER :

1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:

“To issue writ, order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the third respondent in issuing the impugned Proceedings No. 1316/SRDS/SPM (DM-1)/541/2013 dated 2.1.2014, in terminating the petitioner contract appointment as an Assistant Project Director, Tenali Cluster, District Water Management Agency (DWMA) Guntur as arbitrary and illegal and set-aside the same and pass such other order.”

2. The petitioner was selected as Assistant Project Director, Tenali Cluster, District Water Management Agency, Guntur District, in the year 2005, and he has been working as Assistant Project Director till the date of impugned order dated 02.01.2014. Due to change of Programme Officer from MPDOs to NREGS staff from March, 2013, the petitioner has been appointed/instructed to take charge of the post of Programme Officer for six mandals for wage seekers. It is also the contention of the petitioner that he has received two awards for best service for the years 2010-2011 and 2012-2013 from the District Collector. Basing on the complaint mad