THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 12687 of 2010 O R D E R: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The petitioner, who is working as a Lower Division Clerk-cum- Revenue Cashier in Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, has filed this Writ Petition challenging the validity of the order dated 31.05.2010 issued in Memo No. SE/O/NLR/PO/JAO/Estt/UI/D No. 570/10. The aforesaid impugned proceedings were issued for general transfers in the Operation circle, Nellore, for 2010-11. Insofar as the petitioner, who is figured at Item No. 32 in the Annexure to the impugned proceedings is concerned, he was transferred from Koduru to Udayagiri. The only ground on which the impugned proceedings is questioned is that it is contrary to the guidelines issued by the respondent company under 4(e). The said 4(e) of the guidelines reads as under: “ All the transfers are to be made from 20% and above HRA Stations to less than 20% HRA Stations to the extent possible.” Sri A.K. Jayaprakash Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner contends that in the present place of posting, the petitioner is drawing 10% HRA, therefore, in view of the guidelines, the respondents ought not to have transferred the petitioner. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner cannot be accepted, for the reason that the very guideline indicates that the transfer is to be made ‘to the extent possible’. In that view of the matter, it cannot be said that the respondents have no authority to transfer the employees who are drawing HRA below 20%. This Court, in exercise of powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, cannot interfere directly with the order of transfer, but however, as it is stated that the petitioner has already filed a representation dated 22.05.2010, a copy of which has been placed on record, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the Superintending Engineer (Operation), Southern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited, Nellore to consider the representation and take a decision thereon, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If the petitioner is not relieved from Koduru station as of now, he shall not be relieved therefrom, for a period of two weeks by which date, the respondents consider and take a decision on the representation and communicate the same to the petitioner. Subject to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------- (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) 7th June 2010 ksld