IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5211 of 2009 Between: Dr.E.Narayana S/o.Venkat Rao, All India Co-ordinate Research Project on cotton Regional Agricultural Research Station Lam, Guntur District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Registrar, Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University Government of AP.,Hyderabad 2 The Director of Research Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendra nagar, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus calling for the records setting aside the impugned proceedings issued by the 1st respondent in Memo No.7251./Ser.IV/A1/2009 dated 27.2.2009 in so far as the petitioner is concerned as violation of proceedings No.418/SC/2003 dated 25.2.2003 arbitrary, and violation of articles, 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.SRINIVASA BABA Counsel for the Respondent No.: K.SURESH REDDY (SC FOR ANGRAU) The Court made the following : ORDER The petitioner was initially appointed as Farm Manager in the year 1996. Thereafter, he was promoted as Assistant Agronomist, Scientist (Agronomy), Senior Scientist (Agronomy) and Principal Scientist (Agronomy). He was transferred to the present post i.e., Principal (Agronomy) in February, 2006. He has taken up the National Project work and the Project is on process. In the meanwhile, he has been transferred to Krushi Vignan Kendra (KVK) Darsi. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has been transferred despite his not completing five years of minimum stay. He submitted a representation on 7.3.2009 to the 2nd respondent seeking his retention as Principal Scientist (Agronomy) on various grounds. His application is stated to be pending consideration. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri K.Suresh Reddy, learned Standing Counsel of Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University takes notice on behalf of R1 and R2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has taken up the National Project and report is yet to be filed by him and in case of his being relieved from the present post, it hampers the Project work taken up by him. The factual aspect of the petitioner submitting representation seeking retention in the present post is not in dispute. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the representation dated 7.3.2009 of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The order impugned in the writ petition shall not be given effect to till 21st march, 2009 since it is stated that the petitioner has to submit the compiled report before the Director, Central Institute for Cotton Research. No costs. __________ 16-03-2009 Note: Issue cc by tomorrow. (B.O) rkk