THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR W.P.No.20682 of 2011 ORDER(Per Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) The petitioner, who is a Forest Beat Officer, filed O.A.No.5099 of 2011 before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (for short ‘the Tribunal’), aggrieved by the order of transfer from Nelakondapally, Tallada Range to Pusukunta Beat of Dammapet Range. Through order dated 29.06.2011, the Tribunal dismissed the O.A. holding that as the petitioner was absent on the date of counselling, the respondents had transferred him in the left over Beat i.e., Pusukunta of Dammapet Range. The petitioner stated that on the ground that he demanded the counselling authorities in not subjecting the persons, who have completed more than 7 years of service for transfer and in not notifying all the vacancies in the counselling, the authorities have marked his absence and transferred him to the left over beat without allowing him for transfer counselling. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Services-I 3. The record shows that the petitioner was absent in the counselling held on 30.05.2011 and the Counselling Committee has marked absent and proposed to transfer him to Pusukunta Beat, which is a left over Beat. The Tribunal having held that as the petitioner was absent for the counselling, the respondents had no other option except to accommodate him in the left over Beat, dismissed the O.A. by the order impugned. Therefore, we do not find any infirmity in the order impugned warranting interference by this Court. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to make a representation to the Conservator of Forests, Khammam, who in turn shall dispose of the same within a period of two weeks thereafter. No costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _______________ K.G.SHANKAR, J Date:25.07.2011 Note: Issue CC tomorrow. (Bo) sj