THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.6995 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the respondents in transferring the petitioner from Allagadda to Yemmiganur, which is 200 Kms. away, within nine months from the date of his transfer by issuing impugned memo No.SC/O/KNL/DE- TECH/ADM/JAO/S3/D.No.580/11, dated 08.03.2011, issued by respondent No.2, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner at Allagadda, duly granting all other consequential benefits. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Initially, the petitioner was appointed as Lower Division Clerk on 26.12.1992 and later he was promoted as Upper Division Clerk. From 30.06.2008 to 23.06.2010, he was posted to work at Dhone. Thereafter, on 24.06.2010, he was posted to work at Allagadda, vide memo, dated 09.06.2010. Basing on the letter said to have been addressed by the wife of the petitioner to respondent No.1, respondent No.2, upon instructions of respondent No.1, transferred the petitioner to a far off place from Allagadda i.e., Yemmiganur, without adverting to the rules and regulations governing the transfer of an employee from one place to another place. The only ground taken in the impugned memo is that the wife of the petitioner is said to have made a complaint to the respondents that the petitioner should be transferred to far off place. On that ground alone, the respondents ought not to have transferred the petitioner to Yemmiganur. Therefore, the impugned memo is liable to be set aside. 4. Accordingly, the impugned memo No. SC/O/KNL/DE- TECH/ADM/JAO/S3/D.No.580/11, dated 08.03.2011, issued by respondent No.2, is set aside and in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and also in the interest of the petitioner, the respondents shall take steps to transfer the petitioner from Yemmiganur to Banaganapalli, whereunder the incumbent was going to be retired from service on superannuation on 30.04.2011. 5. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C. BHANU, J April 21, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. in one week. B/O.MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.6995 OF 2011 Between: K. Madhu Bhaskar Rao .....PETITIONER AND The Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited and another ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.6995 OF 2011 April 21, 2011