IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 14865 of 2008 Between: Mr.B.Subramanyam S/o.Late Bala Nagaiah Working in AP State Housing Corpoation Ltd., Duvvur Mandal, Kadapa District ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector/Executive Director,AP State Housing Corporation Ltd., Kadapa, Kadapa District .....RESPONDENT 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 declaring the action of the respondent in transferring the petitioner vide Proc.Rc.No.1090/B/Duvvur/2008 dated 9.7.2008 as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and in violation of principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the Proc.Rc.No.1090/B/Duvvur/2008 dated 9.7.2008 passed by the respondent in the light of order dated 12.2.2007 in WAMP.No.245 of 2007 in WA.No.146 of 2007 passed by the Hon`ble Division Bench of this court, with all consequential benefits as otherwise petitioner will suffer serious loss and great hardship and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CHALLASIVASANKAR Counsel for the Respondent: MR.K.MOHAN RAMI REDDY The Court made the following ORDER: The petitioner challenges the proceedings, dated 09.07.2008, where under, he is posted to work in the Office of the District Manager (H), Kadapa. The petitioner is working as Technical Work Inspector-in- charge Assistant Engineer in A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, Kadapa. Several proceedings ensued in relation to his transfer, suspension etcetera. He was placed under suspension v i d e proceedings, dated 13.06.2008. The petitioner filed W.P.No.13079 of 2008 against the same. In W.P.M.P.No.16895 of 2008, this Court granted interim suspension of the impugned proceedings. The same necessitated the reinstatement of the petitioner. However, by that time, the post, against which the petitioner was working, was filled up by another incumbent, by name, Sri D.Srinivasulu, obviously in view of the urgency in execution of certain projects. With a view to obey the orders passed by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.16895 of 2008, the respondent posted the petitioner in the Office of the District Manager (H), Kadapa. The petitioner contends that the impugned order was passed only as a measure of victimization of the petitioner approaching this Court frequently. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. It has already been pointed out that the petitioner was placed under suspension vide proceedings, dated 13.06.2008. Therefore, another incumbent was posted in his place. Since this Court granted interim suspension of the order, dated 13.06.2008, a necessity had arisen for the respondent to give posting orders to the petitioner. Because the vacancy at Duvvur was filled by posting another individual, the petitioner was posted in the Office of the District Manager (H), Kadapa. It cannot be said that there was any illegality on the part of the respondent or that the petitioner was put to any hardship. Transfer or posting from a Mandal Head Quarter to a District Head Quarter can, by no stretch of imagination, be treated as punitive. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 10.07.2008. kdl