IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO.706 OF 2011 DATED:20.9.2011 Between: G.N. Narendra Babu … Appellant And The Central Industrial Security Force Rep. by its Director General Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India New Delhi and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO.706 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) Appellant – petitioner, Head Constable in Central Industrial Security Force, being aggrieved of his transfer, questioned the same on the ground of prematured stay and likelihood of adverse effect on the education of his children and infliction of a stigma on his service career, but of no avail to him, consequently this writ appeal, on similar grounds as were urged before the Writ Court referred above. Since policy of transfer does not debar the appointing authority from effecting a transfer on administrative grounds, before completion of minimum period stipulated in the policy, contention is unsustainable. As regards hardship to the children of the appellant, the learned single Judge could not be impressed because of availability of educational facility in Kendriya Vidyalaya at Kudhramukh. In addition to that the single Judge is of the view that in comparison to disciplinary proceedings, transfer is a better option from the point of view of the appellant’s interests. Much emphasis was laid before us on the averment made in the counter affidavit suggesting that appellant’s transfer was made because of anonymous complaints and his undesirable activities. In view of the stand so disclosed, it was deemed appropriate to send for the records, perusal whereof unveils a casual response by the respondents in their counter. We say so because, had the authority which has filed the counter affidavit gone through the record, he would have found no option but to state unambiguously that writ petitioner – appellant’s transfer did not emanate from complaint. We have also noticed from the record that some disgruntled personnel including the writ petitioner had filed anonymous complaints against a few members of the force and all such complainants including the appellant were transferred. Thus on the basis of record we are convinced that impugned order of transfer effecting the appellant is certainly not by way of punishment but for administrative reasons and we find nothing wrong with it. Dismissed. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 20-9-2011 B. Narsinga Rao