IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 5710 of 2009 Between: 1. K. Narayan Reddy, S/o. Ramana Reddy, Gadwal Bus Depot, Mahaboobnagar District. 2. B. Ramulu, s/o. Ranganna, Gadwal Bus Depot, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Regional Manager, APSRTc, Mahaboobnagar Region, at Mahaboobnagar. 2. The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Gadwal Bus Depot, Mahaboobnagar District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in not transferring the petitioners to their requested places by discriminating them is bad, arbitrary, illegal, unjust, discriminatory and consequently direct the respondents to transfer the petitioners to APSRTC, Mahaboobnagar bus depot/Wanaparthy bus depot as per their requests. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENKATESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.5710 of 2009 ORDER: The two writ petitioners are working as Coach Builders / Mechanics with the A.P.S.R.T.C. (henceforth referred to as ‘the Corporation’). They are presently working at Gadwal Depot in Mehaboobnagar District. They sought for transfer to two different locations; the 1st petitioner wanted a transfer to Mehaboobnagar, while the 2nd petitioner, to Wanaparthy. The learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation - Ms. Uma Devi, obtained instructions from the Department and submits that all requests made by such employees are entertained in the order of seniority of such representations. Depending upon the number of vacancies available, the requests, which are found genuine, are being considered. Insofar as the Mehboobnagar Depot is concerned there are two more prior applicants than the 1st petitioner, similarly, there is one other applicant, who made a request earlier, as far as Wanaparthy Depot is concerned. Therefore, depending upon the number of vacancies available both at Mahaboobnagar and Wanaparthy depots respectively, the claims of the writ petitioners would be considered by the Corporation for such transfers. Recording the statement made by the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation, the writ petition is disposed, but however, without costs. -------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J mrk 23rd June 2009 ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD}