THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. NO. 11074 of 2007 DATED: 03-09-2007 Between:- K. Kishtaiah s/o Narayana, aged about 50 years, R/o H.No. 7-59, Occ: Service, Panugatla, Damakonda, District Nizamabad. …PETITIONER And Northern Power Distrubution Company of A.P. Ltd., Corporate office: Warangal, represented by its Chairman & Managing Director, Warangal District and two others. …RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. NO. 11074 of 2007 O R D E R This writ petition is filed being aggrieved by the order transferring the petitioner from Domakonda to Nagireddypet. Learned counsel for the respondents has placed some papers to show that a policy decision was taken to transfer 25% of the long standing persons from Domakonda. The petitioner was at Sl. No.6 in the persons those who have long standing at Domakonda. However, though the first five persons were transferred, the first person who is to retire in Feburary, 2008, opted to be retained at Domakonda, in view of the policy that those who are retiring within one year shall be given option to transfer to their own places or to be retained in the same place. In view of this, the axe had fallen on the petitioner who is 6th person in the long standing list of employees working in Domakonda. Now we are in the month of September, 2007. The only argument advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the first person never opted to be retained at Domakonda. Learned counsel for the respondents has placed a copy of the letter to show that he opted to be at Domakonda. In view of the same, the writ petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. However, this will not preclude the authorities from considering re-transfer of the petitioner after retirement of Sri Md. Basheeruddin in the month of February, 2008. No costs. __________________ C.V. RAMULU, J Dated: 03-09-2007 vp