THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.27726 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is employed as Deputy Executive Engineer by the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, the respondent herein. He was posted to work at Vijayawada. Alleging that the petitioner remained absent without any prior sanction of leave, the Executive Engineer, Vijayawada, required the petitioner to report to the Chief Engineer at Tirupathi as well as the Joint Executive Officer. The petitioner submitted an application to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, to register himself as a Research Scholar. The respondent has also accorded permission to the petitioner to conduct research vide memo dated 28.01.2008, subject to certain conditions. He submitted a representation, dated 18.12.2010, with a request to post him in an office at Hyderabad to enable him to complete the Ph.D programme. The grievance of the petitioner is that no orders have been passed on his representation. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel for the respondent. The affidavit filed by the petitioner is very brief and is blissfully silent as to the nature of functions he is discharging, or the place of his working. For all practical purposes, he was surrendered to the Head Office by the Executive Engineer at Vijayawada, on account of his continuous absence. Across the Bar, it is stated that the petitioner has not reported to duty anywhere and he is not discharging the functions of the Deputy Executive Engineer. The respondent, no doubt, accorded permission to the petitioner to undertake research. However, a specific condition was imposed to the effect that, he shall not have any right to insist on continuous posting at a particular station, for completion of the course, or the programme. Further, when the petitioner is not discharging his regular duties, he cannot be conferred with the benefit of posting at a particular place, to enjoy the benefit of salary without discharging any functions. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dt:11.10.2011 GJ