IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 14656 of 2009 Between: K. Srinivas Reddy S/o. Venkat Reddy A.P.S.W.R. School/Junior College (Girls), Khammam, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P. Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society Masab Tank, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Secretary. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Sri V. Srinivasa Rao Junior Lecturer in Physics A.P.S.W.R. School/Junior College, Wyra, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ (i) declare the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in transferring the petitioner from A.P.S.W.E. School /Junior College, Khammam by proceedings Rc.No. C.O.III/Z-V/7429/2009 dated 11-7- 2009 to accommodate 3rd respondent as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents to retain the petitioner as Junior Lecturer in Physics at A.P.S.W.R School/Junior College, Khammam. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 14656 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted by a Junior Lecturer in Physics working at A.P. Social Welfare Residential School/Junior College (Girls) Khammam, calling in question the correctness and validity of the orders passed on 11.07.2009 subjecting him to transfer and posting the third respondent in his place. Heard Sri K.Durga Prasad,learend standing counsel for the respondent-Society and, with his consent, the writ petition has been taken up for disposal. Several grounds have been urged and important among them has been that the guidelines formulated for regulating the exercise of transfer of employees of the Society from one school to other have been followed more in the breach. However, it will be important to notice that in a batch of cases, which were decided by this Court, all such teachers, who were aggrieved by orders of transfers passed against them, were directed to take the matter with the Chairperson of the Society by submitting a detailed representation to him and the Chairperson, in turn, to decide the representation on its merits on or before 10.08.2009 and till such time, the Chairperson disposes of the representation of the teacher concerned, he shall not be disturbed from the school where he is functioning at the time the orders of transfer have been passed. Though transfer of an employee from one place to another is purely an administrative exercise, this Court has directed all such aggrieved parties to prefer an appeal/detailed representation to the Chairperson of the Society. The essential grievance of the teachers is that the guidelines framed by the Society have not been followed correctly or properly in individual cases. It would therefore only be appropriate that such a representation be made to the Chairperson of the Society, who will be in a better position to appreciate as to the contentions canvassed by the respective teachers are well-founded or not. Further, he will take into account and consideration the larger interest of the Society also. I, therefore, consider it appropriate to direct the present writ petitioner to make a detailed representation to the Chairperson within one week from today and upon receipt of such a representation, the Chairperson shall deal with the same and pass orders considered appropriate thereon by 10.08.2009. Till such time, the respondent-Society will do well to continue the writ petitioner at the same institution where he is presently working. The writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO,J Date:28.07.2009 usd