IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 2102 of 2008 Between: G. Sudhir Kumar, S/o. Rayapu Reddy, ST. John's School, Kesamudram Village, Kesamudram Mandal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Regional Joint Director of School Education, Warangal. 2 The District Educational Officer, Warangal. 3 The General Manager & President, Warangal Diocesan Society, Fatimanagar, Warangal. 4 The Correspondent, St. Alphone's High School, Jyothinagar, Karimnagar. 5 The Correspondent, St. John's School, Dhanasari, Kesamudram, Warangal District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering my case for transfer from St. John's School at Dhanasari, Kesamudram Mandal, Warangal District to any other school at karimnagar under the Management of the 3rd respondent society and further declare the action of the respondents in not increasing the salary and other emoluments to the Petitioners on par with others is illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the Petitioner for transfer from St. John's School at Dhanasari, Kesamudram Mandal, Warnagal District to any other school at Karimnagar under the management of the 3rd respondent society, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.VENKATESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent : MR.G.ANANDAM FOR R03.04.08,VAK- 3-5 GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR RAPP-1,2 The Court made the following Order: The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that though he had requested the respondents to transfer him from Dhanasari, Kesamudram Mandal, Warangal to any other school at Karimnagar under the management of the third respondent, since his wife was working in BSNL at Karimnagar, his request has not been considered. Whether an employee should be retained at a particular place, or transferred from one place to another in accordance with the terms and conditions of his service or the statutory rules governing such category of employees are all matters for the employer, in its wisdom, to decide. The jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India cannot be invoked seeking a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner’s request for transfer to a particular place. The remedy, if any, for the petitioner is only to submit a representation to the respondents, which he already has done. Whether or not the respondents should favourably consider the representation is not a matter for this Court to examine in proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Dt:12-06-2008 Usd To 1 The Regional Joint Director of School Education, Warangal. 2 The District Educational Officer, Warangal. 3 The General Manager & President, Warangal Diocesan Society, Fatimanagar, Warangal. 4 The Correspondent, St. Alphone's High School, Jyothinagar, Karimnagar. 5 The Correspondent, St. John's School, Dhanasari, Kesamudram, Warangal District. 6 Two CCs to GP for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7 Two CD copies.