HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 19861 of 2009 Date: 21.10.2009 Between: Mr. K.N./M. Prasad, Kadapa District. … Petitioner And The District Collector/Executive Director, Kadapa District. … Respondent HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 19861 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner herein, working as a Technical Work Inspector/Mandal in-charge (TWI/MIC), Pullampet Mandal, Kadapa District, was placed under suspension pending enquiry into the alleged illegal collection of money towards illegal gratification. Challenging the said order, dated 02.07.2009, the petitioner had earlier filed W.P.No.13591 of 2009. In the meanwhile, by subsequent order dated 22.07.2009, the order of suspension was revoked and the petitioner was posted as TWI/MIC, Porumamilla. Having taken note of the said fact, W.P.No.13591 of 2009 was disposed of granting leave and liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 22.07.2009 to the extent of transfer to Porumamilla. Thereafter, the present writ petition has been filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondent in transferring him to Porumamilla, while revoking suspension, is arbitrary and illegal. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that since the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner are still pending, the impugned transfer is unwarranted and unjustified. It is also contended that there is no justifiable reason to affect the impugned transfer in the middle of the academic year causing great inconvenience to the petitioner. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the respondent- Corporation and perused the material on record. The impugned order dated 22.07.2009 itself shows that a decision was taken by the Corporation to fill up all the vacant posts of Deputy Executive Engineer and Assistant Engineer in Kadapa District on in-charge basis for execution of the Indiramma Housing Programme. That apart, the Managing Director of the Corporation by proceedings dated 25.06.2009 had sanctioned two posts of Additional Assistant Engineers in Kadapa District in B.Mattam Mandal and Porumamilla Mandal since the number of houses sanctioned are more than 2500. Pursuant to the decision to fill up all the vacancies, while revoking the suspension of the petitioner, he was posted at Porumamilla as TWI/MIC. Thus it is clear that posting of the petitioner at Porumamilla on revocation of suspension is only on administrative grounds to meet the exigencies of service. Absolutely no allegations are made attributing mala fadies to any of the officials and no provision could be pointed out which prohibits the respondents from posting the petitioner to a different place on revocation of the suspension. It is also not in dispute that Porumamilla is at a distance of about 90 kms., from Pullampet Mandal. The fact that the District Collector, who is the Executive Director of the Corporation, is competent to pass the order of transfer is also not in dispute. In the circumstances, the impugned order cannot be held to be arbitrary or illegal on any ground whatsoever and therefore, the interference by this Court is not warranted. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 21.10.2009 KLP