IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.3899 of 2009 Between: K.Ramulu. … Petitioner And A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Reptd., by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad-20 and two others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao. Counsel for the respondents: Smt. P.Rajani Reddy. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to set aside office order dated 10-2-2009 passed by respondent No.2, whereby he transferred the petitioner from Zonal Staff Training College, Warangal to Warangal- II Depot. Heard Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Smt.Rajani reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The short grievance of the petitioner, who is working as a Shramik in respondent-A.P. State Road Transport Corporation (for short “the Corporation”), is that having recognized the ill-health of the petitioner, he was transferred to respondent No.3-College in the year 2007; and that even before completion of three years at that place he was re-transferred to Warangal-II Depot. Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the petitioner, being epileptic, is not able to attend to heavy works, such as lifting of tyres, jacks etc., and that his transfer will adversely affect his health condition. Smt.Rajani Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation, submits that as the staff at respondent No.3-College has become surplus on account of outsourcing, the petitioner and some others were required to be transferred to the petitioner’s original place of work i.e., Warangal-II Depot; and that such a transfer, having been effected on administrative grounds, need not be interfered with by this Court. The law is well settled that transfer is an incident of service and an employee is bound to work wherever he is transferred to. However, the grievance of the petitioner is that by his transfer to Warangal-II Depot he may be assigned with works involving lifting of heavy material and having regard to his health condition he may not be able to discharge those duties. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner made a representation on 4-3-2009 to the respondents to retain him in respondent No.3-College. In my considered view, if the petitioner’s health condition does not permit him to attend to heavy works, the respondents are bound to assign appropriate work to him. But, on this ground, the petitioner cannot question his transfer order. The Writ Petition is, therefore, disposed of with the direction to the Depot Manager, Warangal-II Depot to consider the health condition of the petitioner and if he is satisfied, with reference to the medical reports that the petitioner’s health condition does not permit him to attend to heavy duties, he may assign the petitioner with appropriate duties to suit his health condition. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:07-04-2009 MNR