IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 29013 of 2008 Between: A.V. Sudhakar S/o. A. Srinivasa Murthy Government Junior College (G), Jammalamadugu Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Intermediate Education Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Regional Joint Director Intermediate Education, Kadapa. .....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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings in RC No. Admn. IA-1/RDK/2008 Director, Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad dt. 26-12-2008 issued by the 2nd respondent herein is arbitrary, illegal, apart from violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and consequently set aside. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENUGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI} O R D E R:- This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to declare the action of the proceedings dated 26.12.2008 issued by the 2nd respondent- Commissioner of Intermediate Education, as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner asserts that he was appointed as a Lecturer in Physics in G.N.R.M. Junior College, Chennur, Kadapa District, which is a private Aided College and later deployed to On Duty Basis to Government Junior College (G) Jammalamadugu, Kadapa District in the year 2005. Now, the grievance of the petitioner is that based on a letter dated 8.12.2008 addressed by the 3rd respondent-Regional Joint Director to the 2nd respondent, the petitioner was transferred to G.V.N.P.S.R. Junior College (Aided), Veerapanainipalli without assigning any reason whatsoever affecting education of his children, who are studying 7th class and Intermediate. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Education. Transfer is an incidence of service and is made on administrative grounds. This Court normally does not interfere in matters of transfer unless it is shown that the transfer order is fraught with mala fides and has been made for extraneous reasons. However, having regard to the problems faced by the petitioner with regard to the education of his children and his wife, who is working as a teacher near Proddutur, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The petitioner is directed to make appropriate representation seeking his retention at Jammalamadugu, Kadapa District to the 3rd respondent, and if any such representation is made, the 3rd respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law.” Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 31st December, 2008 bcj