IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.31122 of 2010 DATED: 13-12-2010 Between: K. Gangadhara Rao ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Executive Engineer, RWS & S Division, Guntur & others .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.31122 OF 2010 ORDER:: ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed ) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the respondents 1 to 3 and the learned Government Pleader for Services-II. 2. The petitioner is assailing the order dated 2-11-2010 passed in OA No.7362 of 2010 by the AP Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. The petitioner approached the Tribunal challenging the proceedings dated 24-9- 2010 through which the petitioner, who was working as Senior Assistant in RWS & S Department, on deputation basis, has been sent back to Zilla Praja Parishad, Guntur. It is on record that a complaint dated 17-9-2010 was received by the respondents from the Work Charged Employees reporting improper functioning of the petitioner. It is stated that a report was called for and it was reported that the petitioner was not attending to the legitimate duties entrusted to him properly and his attendance in office was irregular and based on the report, the petitioner was surrendered to the parent department. 3. A perusal of the of the impugned order it is purely effected on administrative grounds. It is settled proposition of law that order of transfer can be interdicted only on the grounds of statutory violation or presence of mala-fide intentions, both these ingredients are not present in this case. Transfer is an incidence of service and an employee cannot ask for transfer to a place of his choice as a matter of right. In the circumstances, the writ petition fails and it is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J ________________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR, J 13-12-2010 Nrg THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.31122 OF 2010 ORDER:: ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed ) 13-12-2010