THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22072 of 2010 ORDER: It appears that the pattern of employment in the Government Departments and the State owned organisations has completely lost its track. Each department or organisation has its own approved cadre strength and appointment procedure is prescribed under the relevant rules. It is only in respect of temporary posts or offices that resort used to be had for deputation or ad hoc appointments. Of late, it has become almost a practice to avoid regular appointment and to get the work done either through outsourcing or by seeking deputation from other organisations. Hardly any norms are followed in such matters also. The result is that inefficiency at all levels is staring at. The petitioner was appointed as a Driver Operator in A.P. Fire Service Department. He was sent on deputation along with other two persons to A.P.Genco way back on 09.05.2001. The normal practise is that the deputation shall not exceed five years. The District Fire Officer, Warangal, respondent No.4 herein, addressed a letter, dated 21.08.2010, to respondent No.1 with a request to relieve the petitioner from K.T.P.S., Paloncha for the purpose of imparting training. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of such a request, respondent No.1 is not relieving him. This writ petition is filed with a prayer to issue appropriate directions to the respondents to enable the petitioner to undergo training. It is stated that the training, if undergone would enable the petitioner to get promotion to a higher post. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Services and the learned Standing Counsel for A.P. Genco. The request for relieving the petitioner from K.T.P.S., Paloncha is made by none other than the employer of the petitioner. It is a matter of record that the petitioner is on deputation. It is always the prerogative of the parent organisation to cancel the deputation and withdraw the employee from the place to which he was deputed. The proceedings, dated 21.08.2010, do not disclose that the deputation of the petitioner is cancelled. The gist thereof is that even while the deputation is intact, the petitioner must be relieved or temporarily repatriated. Such a course is totally unknown to law. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1 submits that there is acute shortage of trained personnel to handle the fire station and it is not possible to relieve the petitioner. Even this contention cannot be accepted. It is not as if the fire station at K.T.P.S., Paloncha is a temporary phenomenon. Respondent No.1 ought to have employed its own personnel to handle such an important work. Be that as it may, as long as the deputation of the petitioner to respondent No.1 is intact, respondent No.4 cannot seek relief of the petitioner. Several problems, be it in the context of payment of salary, counting of service etc., would arise. In case respondent No.2 is serious enough to get back the petitioner, he has to cancel the deputation and in such an event, the petitioner would stand repatriated to the parent organisation. No action can be expected on the strength of the letter, dated 21.08.2010. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that in case respondent No.4 wants the petitioner back to the Department of the Government, it shall be open to him to cancel the order of deputation. In such an event, respondent No.1 shall be under obligation to repatriate the petitioner to his parent department. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:06.09.2010 Note: Issue cc in two days. (B/o) kdl