HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21071 of 2009 Dated: 25.09.2009 Between: Smt. G.Ahalya Devi. …..Petitioner And The Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad, rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director & others. …..Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21071 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioner was working as an Assistant Divisional Engineer (Electrical), in Kothagudem Thermal Power Station at Palvancha. By proceedings dated 03.04.2009, issued by the 1st respondent in G.O.O.No.06/CGM (Admn)/2009, the petitioner was promoted as Divisional Engineer (Electrical), and posted at Lower Seileru Hydro Electric Station, Nagarjunasagar. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that her husband is working as a Deputy General Manager in Singareni Collieries Company at Kothagudem and her son is also studying 10th Standard in Navabharath Public School at Palvancha. It is her grievance that though she has made a representation to the respondent-authorities even prior to passing of promotion orders, explaining the above circumstances and requesting to post her at Kothagudem, but the respondents have not considered her request. It is stated that a further representation, dated 09.04.2009, is also made to the Chief General Manager of A.P. GENCO, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad, with the same request. It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner that though such similar request was considered in the case of one Mr.I.Ravindranath, who was also promoted and retained at the same Station, but inspite of the genuine request made by the petitioner, she was promoted and posted at a far-off place. It is further submitted that posting of petitioner at a far-off place is also in violation of the transfer guidelines issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.157/ CGM(A)/2005, dated 25.07.2005. 3. Postings on promotion, is a matter within the exclusive domain of the employer. Merely making a representation by the petitioner before promotion orders are issued by the respondents, will not bind the respondents to post her at the place requested by her. In that view of the matter, I do not find any illegality in issuing the impugned orders, by which, the petitioner is promoted from the post of Assistant Divisional Engineer to that of Divisional Engineer and posted at Nagarjunasagar. 4. Though there are no grounds to interfere with the impugned orders, but still, as the petitioner has already made a representation stating that her husband is working as a Deputy General Manager and is posted at Kothagudem, and a copy of such representation, dated 09.04.2009 is placed on record before this Court, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a limited direction to the respondents to consider the representation filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to the petitioner. 5. Subject to above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 25th September 2009. ajr