COMMON JUDGMENT

In W.P.(C) No.9307/2021, the petitioner was employed as an Overseer working under the Mahathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(hereinafter referred to as MGNREG scheme for abbreviation) under the first respondent Grama Panchayath. She was issued with Ext.P1 appointment order dated 30/1/2019 on a contract basis for one year. Subsequently it was extended upto 31/3/2021. MGNREG scheme is a project under the Government of India and is a continuing programme undertaken by the Grama Panchayath. The present panchayath committee took charge on 21/12/2020. By Ext.P5 communication dated 31/3/2021 issued by the second respondent secretary of the Grama Panchayath, the petitioner was informed that her term is not extended beyond 31/3/2021. It was stated therein that it was pursuant to the decision of the panchayath committee. Ext.P6 reply was submitted by her explaining her stand. Alleging that the management was bent upon the terminating the service of the petitioner and one Sheeba, who was also employed under the scheme (who is the writ petitioner in W.P.(C) No.10786/2021), the petitioner has approached this court challenging the order of the termination. The