HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION No : 7263 of 2010 O R D E R: (per Hon'ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) Questioning the order dated 10.02.2010 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad in O.A.No.12777 of 2009, the petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition. The petitioner has been working as a Junior Assistant in Commercial Tax Department at Malakpet Circle of Charminar Division. While so, the 3rd respondent, vide proceedings, dated 15.07.2009 transferred the petitioner to Punjagutta Division. Challenging the said transfer order, he filed O.A. No. 9080 of 2009 before the Tribunal, but the same was dismissed on 01.09.2009, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appellate authority. Pursuant to the said direction, the petitioner filed the appeal before the appellate authority, i.e. 2nd respondent and it was rejected on 16.10.2009. Challenging the said order, he again approached the Tribunal and filed O.A.No. 12777 of 2009. The Tribunal, keeping in view the guidelines issued in G.O.Ms.No.169, dated 17.06.2009 and the fact that the transfer is a part of service and it cannot be questioned without attributing any mala fides, dismissed the O.A. Therefore, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition. The petitioner contends that he is the office bearer of the APCTNGOs’ Association and that he cannot be transferred as he has to undertake trade union activities. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Services-II appearing for the respondents. We have perused the material placed on record. At the outset, it is to be noticed that the transfer is the incidence of service. No employee has a right or choice to stay at a particular place. In the instant case, the petitioner was transferred from Malakpet circle to Panjagutta division, on administrative grounds. Normally, this Court will not interfere in the matters of transfers, except in cases where there is violation of statutory rules and attribution of mala fides. Further, a perusal of the order of the appellate authority shows that the petitioner is a nominated member and is not an elected office bearer of any Service Association. In that view of the matter, we are of the opinion that the Tribunal has rightly declined to exercise its jurisdiction and that the order of the Tribunal warrants no interference. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. No costs. ---------------------------- (GHULAM MOHAMMED,J) ---------------------------- (G. BHAVANI PRASAD, J) 28th April 2010 ksld 1. ..... REGISTRAR 2. // TRUE COPY // 3. SECTION OFFICER To 4. 1) 2 CD copies 5. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{BMR} 3rd August 2009 ksld