IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 465 of 2005 Between: 1 R. Chandra Sekhar S/o Kistappa, Full Time Contingent Worker, working the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 2 S. Anjanappa, S/o Utappa, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 3 S. Mahaboob Basha S/o Modin Sab, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 4 P. Nagamallu S/o Gangulappa, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 5 K. Subbarayudu S/o Narayana, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 6 G. Sambasiva S/o Sai Prasad, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 7 S. Masthan Vali S/o Fakurudeen, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 8 K. Rajappa S/o Ranuappa, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 9 S. Moddin Sab S/o Rahman Sab, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 10 G. Hanumantha Reddy S/o Rami Reddy, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 11 P. Sreenivasulu S/o Obulesu, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 12 D. Venkata Ramana S/o Venkatappa, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 13 S.B. Mahaboob Basha S/o Modin Sab, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District 14 D. Rahamathulla S/o Gafoor Sab, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. 15 S. Narayana S/o Ramana, Full Time Contingent worker, working in the O/o The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kadiri, Ananthapur District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner of Sericulture, Road No.72, Prashashan Nagar, Jubili Hills, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Joint Director of Sericulture, Near Collectorate, Ananthapur District 3 Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kutagula, Kadiri, Anantapur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to call for records related to the impugned transfer proc Rc. No. 2/2004-05-E dt 7-2- 2005 of the respondents and issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents in transferring the petitioners from Kadiri, Anantapur District to Guntur Which is far a way place of 600 KM during the middle of the Academic year and during the ban period though they are working as full time contingent workers with meagre pay of Rs. 740/- P.M. for the last 15 to25 years in Anantapur District as arbitrary, illegal, unfair unjust and contrary to circular apart from violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further direct the respondents to retain the petitioners at same place. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.VENKATA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR SERVICES-I . The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: (per GB.J.) The Writ Petition is filed on the ground that A.P. Administrative Tribunal (for short Tribunal) refused to grant appropriate orders in the interest of justice. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that they are working as Full Time Contingent Workers in the office of the Assistant Director of Sericulture at Kadiri. While so, they are now transferred to Guntur. Though they filed O.A.No.156 of 2005 before the Tribunal challenging the said transfer orders, the Tribunal did not grant any interim order, and therefore they filed the present Writ Petition. 3. While issuing Notice Before Admission in the Writ Petition, this Court directed that status quo shall be maintained. Now it is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are being continued at Kadiri as Full Time Contingent workers. In view of this situation, we find no further orders are necessary in the Writ Petition. 4. Accordingly the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Tribunal to dispose of O.A.No.156 of 2005 on merits. Till the disposal of the said O.A., status quo order, as ordered by this Court, shall be maintained. No costs. ------------------------------- (G.BIKSHAPATHY, J.) 21st February, 2005. ------------------------------- (P.S.NARAYANA, J.) SSR To 1 The Commissioner of Sericulture, Road No.72, Prashashan Nagar, Jubili Hills, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Joint Director of Sericulture, Near Collectorate, Ananthapur District 3 The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Kutagula, Kadiri, Anantapur District. 4 The Registrar, A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. 5 2 CCS to G.P. for Services-I, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. (OUT) 6 2 CD copies