IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.31000 OF 2010 DATED: 20-12-2010 Between: L.Ratnamala ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Regional Deputy Director Women Development and Child Welfare Department, Hyderabad & others .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.31000 OF 2010 ORDER:: ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed ) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Women Development & Child Welfare & learned Government Pleader for Services-III. 2. The petitioner aggrieved by the proceedings dated 13-6-2008 read with memo. dated 25-6-2008 issued by the 1st respondent filed OA being OA No.5304 of 2008 before the AP Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. The issue pertains to transfer of the petitioner from the office of the Regional Deputy Director at Hyderabad to Rescue Home, Hyderabad. It is stated that pursuant to the transfer orders passed, the petitioner was relieved from the post on 16-6-2008. The Tribunal by the impugned order dismissed the OA. Hence, this writ petition. 3. It is settled proposition of law that order of transfer can be interdicted only on the grounds of statutory violation or when presence of mala-fide intentions, both these ingredients are not present in this case. That apart, transfer is an incidence of service and an employee cannot ask for transfer to a place of his choice as a matter of right. It is stated that the petitioner has completed two years eleven months of service at the present place and according to guidelines an employee who has completed two years of service at a station is liable for transfer. It is further to be noticed that the petitioner has been transferred within the limits of Hyderabad and no monetary loss is caused to her. In the circumstances, we do not find any illegality or irregularity in the impugned order passed by the Tribunal upholding the order of transfer of the petitioner. The writ petition fails and it is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ________________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR, J 20th December, 2010. Nrg THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.31000 OF 2010 ORDER:: ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed ) 20-12-2010