IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23946 of 2008 Between: Swargam Surendranath (Emp No.541763), S/o. Tirupathi Hindustan Pertroleum Corporation Limited, Suryapet Terminal, R/o. Suryapet Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Hindustan Pertroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Bhavan, Mumbai, rep. by its General Manager (Marketing) 2 The Dy. General Manager, South Central Zone, Hindustan Pertroleum Corporation Limited, Secunderabad. 3 The Chief Regional Manager, Secunderabad Regional Office, Hindustan Pertroleum Corporation Limited, Secunderabad. 4 The Senior Regional Manager, Vijayawada Regional Office, Tadepalli, Guntur District. ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:Mrs G.Shoba for Mr.K.Surender Raj Counsel for the Respondents: Mr B.Srinarayana for Mr M.Ravindranath Reddy The Court made the following : O R D E R: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. In this writ petition, the petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to consider his request for transfer from Suryapet Terminal to Secunderabad. In the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.3, it is, inter alia, mentioned that the petitioner is junior most among the clerical employees and he became surplus due to closure of Dealer Selection Board and that as on today, there are no vacancies at Secunderabad. It is further stated that the request of one P.Masthan Rao for transfer to Hyderabad/Secunderabad is also kept pending in view of non- availability of vacancies and that as the request of Sri P.Masthan Rao is earlier in point of time to the request made by the petitioner for transfer, the petitioner cannot be transferred until Sri P.Masthan Rao is accommodated and a clear vacancy arises thereafter. Inasmuch as the petitioner cannot claim transfer as of right and in the light of the stand taken by the respondents regarding the vacancy position, no Mandamus can be issued to the respondents to transfer the petitioner to Secunderabad. But as held out by the respondents, as and when vacancies arise, the petitioner’s case for transfer shall be considered. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.31210 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 22nd April, 2009 vrn