IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13339 of 2005 Between: Eldy Shankaraiah, S/o.E.Ramaiah, S.C.High School, Bellampalli, Adilabad district. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., Rep by its Chiarman-Cum-Managing Director, kothagudem, Khammam district. 2 Singareni Collieries Educational Society, Rep by its Secretary, Quarter No.UM-14, Writers basthi, Kothagudem-507101, Khammam district. 3 The Corresponent, S.C.High School, Bellampalli, Adilabad district. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER The petitioner by the impugned order has been transferred in the category of a Trained Graduate Assistant (science) from the Singareni Collieries High School, Bellampally to Singareni Collieries High School, Goleti by the proceedings dated 14.06.2005. There is no diminution of status, pay or emoluments. The petitioner assails transfer as being inconsistent with the transfer policy of the respondent corporation issued in proceedings dated 03.11.2000. Clause 2 of the policy ordains that Trained Graduate Assistant shall be transferred after seven or eight years of service. However, clause 17 of the policy states that the above transfer policy is not applicable in case of administrative transfer affected at the time of promotions/surplus/shortage/ adjustments etc. In the counter affidavit, it is stated that the petitioner has been transferred to the Singareni Collieries High School, Goleti on account of shortage of Trained Graduate Assistant (science teachers) in the Singareni Collieries High School, Goleti and that this was an administrative necessity, which required the transfer of the petitioner. In the aforesaid circumstances, this Court finds no warrant for interdicting the order of the petitioner’s transfer. There are no merits in the writ petition and it is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ______________ 21-09-2005 kvrm