ORDER:

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following relief: “….to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the 4th respondent proceeding vide Ltr.No.3033/PPC/HR/SERP/2024, Dated 28-11- 2024, in which they directed the 6th respondent to terminate the petitioner as Village Organization Assistant(VOA) of Sangabandham Committee (Telangana Samabhavana Sangam) of Bollampalli Village, Jajireddygudem Mandal, Suryapet District and consequential resolution of the 7th respondent, dated. 02-12-2024, without notice and without due process of law as illegal arbitrary, against the principles of natural justice and in contrary to the petitioners Appointment Resolution, Guidelines in GO. Ms. No. 58, Dated. 03-08-2017. Consequently to direct the respondents. No. No. 3 to 7 to allow the petitioner for attending the duties as Village Organization Assistant(VOA) of Sangabandham Committee (Telangana Samabhavana Sangam) of Bollampalli Village, Jajireddygudem Mandal, Suryapet District by considering the petitioners representations dated. 02-12-2024 and 02-01-2025 and GO.Ms.No.58, dated 03-08-2017 and pass..…”

2. Heard Sri Chalakani Venkat Yadav, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Ms. Shazi Parveen, learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, for respondent Nos.1, 2, 4 to 6 and Sri K.Mahesh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, for respondent No.3 and perused the record.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner herein was selected as Village Organization Assistant (VOA) of Bollampalli Village through their village self-help groups’ resolution, dated 05.10.2015 and the petitioner is working since then without any complaint. The petitioner is fully eligible for the post of VOA and complies all the conditions in G.O.Ms.No.58, dated 03.08.2017. Hence, the self-help group members of Bollampalli Village have unanimously selected the petitioner as VOA. The duties of VOA is that;

(i) Self-help group meetings should be organized every fifteen days and the all members must be informed in.

(ii) As directed by the self-help groups, all account book details should be entered into the tablet and computer.

(iii) The VOA is responsible for carrying out other village activities as directed by the self-help groups. However, duties such as paddy procurement market management, transportation of paddy, or any other responsibilities related to IKP Centers are not part of the VOA’s role.

4. As per the Paddy Purchasing Market Committee members, the petitioner was engaged for entering the track sheets in the tab as a tab operator on a monthly salary basis; however, this duty is not part of VOA duties. The Market Committee Members submitted a request letter to the Project Officer, SERP, DRDA, Suryapet, stating that they are looking after the purchasing of paddy, transportation, and issuance of track sheets and that the petitioner was engaged only for entering the track sheets in the tab.

5. While the things stood thus, respondent No.4 issued the impugned letter vide No.3033/PPC/HR/SERP/2024, dated 28.11.2024 to respondent No.6 with a direction to terminate the petitioner from the post of VOA. Respondent No.6 had directed the village self-help groups to pass a resolution to terminate the petitioner from the post of VOA. With the instructions of respondent No.6, some of the members of the self-help groups passed a resolution on 02.12.2024 stating to terminate the petitioner from the post of VOA. In fact, the total members of Bollampalli Village Sangabandham Committee is 24, the quorum for the meeting is 15 members, but only 10 members signed the resolution, and among the 10 members, 5 members are not members of the Sangabandham Committee of Bollampalli Village. Therefore, the resolution itself is illegal.

6. Upon knowing about the letter issued