THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 5875 OF 2008 O R D E R: The petitioners are appointed as Anganwadi workers of different villages in Karimnagar District, on various dates. The respondents initiated steps for establishing Anganwadi Centres at Jagityal town of Karimnagar District. The petitioners and certain others made representations to the Project Director, the 2nd respondent herein, to transfer them as Anganwadi workers, to different Wards in Jagityal town. Initially, an order was passed on 27.4.2005, posting the petitioners and certain others as Anganwadi workers for different Wards of Jagityal town. Revised proceedings, with slight modification, were issued on 7.6.2005. Shortly thereafter, i.e. on 14.6.2005, the District Collector, the 4th respondent herein, kept the orders of transfer, in abeyance. This was communicated by the Revenue Divisional Officer, vide his proceedings dated 19.6.2005. The petitioners pray for a writ of Mandamus to declare the proceedings dated 19.6.2005, as illegal, arbitrary, and seek a direction to the respondents to implement the orders of transfer. Smt. Akella Padma, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the orders of transfer were issued after due consultations, and in accordance with the relevant circulars and orders, and there is no justification for not enforcing the same. She contends that the impugned order was passed, on account of political intervention of the MLA. Learned Government Pleader for Women and Child Welfare, on the other hand, submits that the orders of transfer are basically not tenable, in view of the fact that an Anganwadi worker must be a resident of the same village, at the time of appointment, and that the concept of transfer is unknown to the post of Anganwadi worker. The consistent policy of the Government has been to appoint eligible candidates as Anganwadi workers, only on being satisfied that they are the residents of the same locality. In other words, candidates belonging to different villages are not eligible to be appointed. Though reference is made in the orders of transfer to certain consultations, the order is silent as to the provision of law, or the orders of Government, under which the same is affected. The orders of Government issued from time to time, emphasize that nativity of the candidate in the village, in which the Anganwadi centre is established, is treated as essential. The very fact that the petitioners are appointed as Anganwadi workers for different villages in the district, discloses that they are not residents of Jagityal town. At any rate, the whole issue is under consideration of the respondents, and the petitioners cannot be said to have suffered any detriment. Even where transfer from one place to another is permissible, no employee can claim a right to be transferred to a particular place. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ 10th June 2008 Note: Issue C.C. in one week. (B/o) PAN