BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:17.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA WP(MD)No.12877 of 2011 and MP(MD)Nos.1 and 2 of 2011 S.Manimozhian :Petitioner -Vs- The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kumbakonam Limited, Kumbakonam. :Respondent Prayer:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the respondent in Ref.No.E2/11/2011-1 dated 04.11.2011 and quash the same and issue consequential direction to the respondent to retain the petitioner at the present station of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Mannargudi Branch. For Petitioner : Mr.Veera Kathiravan For Respondent : Mr.B.Pugalenthi, Special Government Pleader ORDER The petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition aggrieved by the order of transfer passed by the respondent, the General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kumbakonam in Ref.No.E2/11/2011-1 dated 04.11.2011, posting the petitioner from Mannargudi to Chidambaram, on the ground that the transfer order was premeditated for the reason that the petitioner's wife represented earlier AIADMK and won the local body election and elected as Panchayat President of Edakandiyurtheru Panchayat during the year 2006 and after some time, by representing DMK she won the election and become President of the above said Panchayat. 2.Since the petitioner has been transferred from Mannargudi to Chidambaram which is far away about 150 k.m. from Mannargudi out of political influence, this Court after going through the pleadings filed by the petitioner, without issuing notice to the respondent given private notice to the learned Special Government Pleader to find out any availability of vacancies in the nearby places. In response to the same, today the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondent has mentioned that there are two vacancies available in two places viz., at Thiruthuraipoondi and Thiruvarur. Both are within the radius of 35 k.m. from Mannargudi depot. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner wanted to go to Thiruvarur. Therefore, accepting the statement, as there is a vacancy to accommodate the petitioner in Thiruvarur Depot, the order of transfer is modified to the effect that the respondent shall issue an order posting the petitioner at Thiruvarur Depot. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) / TRUE COPY / Sub Assistant Registrar To: The General Manager,Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kumbakonam Limited, Kumbakonam. +1CC to Mr.Veera.Kathiravan, Advocate. SR.No.40088. RP/18.11.2011/1P/3C. W.P.(MD)No.12877 of 2011, 17.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/