THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.14292 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners are working as Senior Section Supervisors, which is equivalent to Senior Telecom Operating Assistants. While the 1st petitioner is working at Gadwal, of Mahabubnagar District, the petitioners 2 and 3 are working at the District Headquarters. Through order dated 31-05-2008, the 3rd respondent transferred the 1st petitioner to Atmakur; the 2nd petitioner to Kothakota and 3rd petitioner to Kalwakurthy, in the same District. The petitioners feel aggrieved by the order of transfer. Sri M. Venkanna, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the petitioners have already admitted their children in the respective educational institutions, and the transfer at this stage, would bring about dislocation. He contends that, according to the policy framed by the respondents, it is only the incumbents in a Dying Cadre, that must be chosen for transfer, and contrary to the same, the petitioners are being transferred. Certain other grounds are also urged. Sri A. Radhakrishna, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, on the other hand, submits that the petitioners are working in the present station for more than a decade, and the transfer is effected to a place, within the same district. He contends that no clause in the transfer policy was violated, and that the petitioners cannot make a grievance out of it. The petitioners do not urge that any premature transfer has been effected, in their cases. Their contention, that incumbents from other sections ought to have been transferred; cannot be accepted for the reason that, it is for the respondents to examine the administrative necessities, and to effect transfers. Equally untenable is the ground pleaded by the petitioners, that the order of transfer is issued at a belated stage. At the same time, the representations made by the petitioners can be considered by the 3rd respondent, with reference to the facts mentioned therein. This Court, however, is not inclined to stay the order of transfer, particularly on account of the fact that the place to which they are transferred is not even far away. Hence, this writ petition is disposed of, directing that it shall be open to the petitioners to make a representation, after reporting to duty, at the transferred places, and the representation so made, shall be considered by the 3rd respondent, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.04-07-2008. KO