IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23698 of 2006 Dated 14th November, 2006 Between K.Raghupathi …Petitioner and A.P. Residential Educational Institutions Society (Regd) Rep. By its Secretary, 3rd Floor, Gaganvihar, Hyderabad ….Respondent. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23698 of 2006 ORDER: The petitioner, who is working as teacher in the A.P. Residential Educational Institutions Society, has filed this Writ Petition questioning the order of transfer dated 9-11-2006. By the aforesaid order, the petitioner was transferred from Gyarampalle village, to Kammanapalli in Chittoor District. The said order is questioned mainly on the ground that if the petitioner is transferred in the middle of the academic year, lot of inconvenience and hardship will be caused to him, as his spouse is working in the nearby village and his children are studying in the Gyarampalle village. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent that the impugned order is passed pursuant to the counselling held in the beginning of the academic year, in which, the petitioner himself had opted his choice to Kammanapalli, as such, he has been posted there. Though ordinarily, transfers are to be effected before the start of academic of year, but, there is no such hard and fast rule prohibiting the respondents from effecting the transfers having regard to administrative exigencies even in the middle of the academic year. In that view of the matter, I do not find any valid ground to interfere with the order of transfer. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed. However, it is made clear that if the petitioner is having any grievance, it is open for him to submit a representation to the respondents. If such representation is filed, it is equally open for the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders. No order as to costs. --------------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 14-11-2006 Msnr.