THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 625 of 2006 Dated: 23.08.2006 Between: Syed Iftakaruddin, S/o Syed Zaheeruddin, Conductor, E.No.73276, R/o Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. .... PETITIONER AND The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 625 of 2006 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the order passed by the 2nd respondent in proceedings No.P1/813(16)/2005-RM- NLG, dated 29.12.2005, transferring the petitioner from Nalgonda Region to Ranga Reddy Region, as illegal and arbitrary. This Court, on 27.01.2006, while ordering notice before admission, passed the following interim order. “Notice before admission. Prima facie, it is evident that the Regional Manager, Nalgonda, 2nd respondent herein, transferred the petitioner to Ranga Reddy region. This Court took the view that a Regional Manager cannot effect transfer outside his region and such a power is vested only with the Executive Director. Hence, there shall be interim suspension of the order, dated 29.12.2005, passed by the 2nd respondent, insofar as it relates to the petitioner. It is, however, made clear that it shall be open to the competent authority to pass appropriate orders of transfer, duly following the seniority in the region concerned. Post the Writ Petition for admission after two weeks.” When the matter is taken up for hearing today, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-APSRTC, on instructions, submitted that the transfer order issued is only temporary one to protect the seniority of the petitioner in Nalgonda Region, and pursuant to the interim orders dated 27.01.2006 of this Court, the petitioner was repatriated to Suryapet Depot, vide order dated 17.02.2006, and in that view of the matter, no further orders need be passed in this writ petition. Placing the said submission on record, the writ petition is closed. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 23.08.2006 Nsr/Bss