THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 15104 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners are appointed as Plantation Watchers by the Divisional Manager of the A.P. Forest Development Corporation Limited in the year 1980. Through orders, dated 30.04.2011, the Regional Manager, respondent No.1 herein, transferred the petitioners to work at Satyavedu Division of Chittoor District. The petitioners challenge the said order on several grounds. They contend that ever since the date of appointment, they were not posted outside the District and there is no practice of posting the Planting Watchers from one District to another. They further contend that the orders were issued only with a view to accommodate some persons of the choice of the respondents. Respondent No.2 filed a counter-affidavit. He has referred to certain settlements said to have been arrived at between the Corporation on the one hand and the employees’ union on the other. He stated that it is permissible for them to transfer the employees from one place to another wherever they need. It is also stated that after the petitioners were relieved, four employees by name M.Raghavulu, M.Venkateswarlu, Sree Ramulu and D.Prabhudas were posted in their places. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The impugned order gives an indication as though the petitioners are deputed to work at Satyavedu Division. Though an appointing authority has the discretion to send an employee on deputation, much would depend upon the category of the post and the consent given by the employees concerned. It is not as if any specialised duties were required to be discharged at Satyavedu or that the petitioners are experts. The whole attempt appears to be to accommodate some other persons in the vacancies that are caused on account of shifting of the petitioners. This is fortified from the fact which respondent No.2 stated in the counter-affidavit; that four persons, by name M.Raghavulu, M.Venkateswarlu, Sree Ramulu and D.Prabhudas, were posted against the vacancies of the petitioners. The whole exercise lacks transparency and this Court is of the view that it is motivated only to accommodate the persons named above. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. Respondent Nos.1 and 2 are directed to ensure that the petitioners join their original post within 15 days from today. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:20.09.2011. Note: Issue cc in three days. (B/o) kdl