HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.16849 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the second respondent in considering the representation, dated 11.06.2011, made by the petitioner, which is sent through the fourth respondent, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard both sides. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the transfer of the petitioner is contrary to the guidelines on transfer of officers, particularly guideline Nos.4.4 and 4.5, and hence, prayed this Court to grant the relief sought for in the writ petition. Guideline Nos.4.4 and 4.5 of the guidelines on transfer of officers, read as under: - “4.4. Barring officers, who are covered in terms of the pan-India transferability clauses, No Officer shall be identified for transfer to another zone if he has undergone an inter-regional transfer covering a distance of more than 1000 kms by road at any time during the immediately preceding 2 years. Inter-regional Transfers 4.5. The transfer of an officer in JMG/S-I, MMG/S-II and MMG/S-III within the zone will be purely need-based and on administrative requirements. However, the minimum tenure of an officer in any region shall be two years, so as to prevent frequent incidence of transfers within the zone on individual officers. However, this minimum tenure stipulation does not imply re-transfer to the officers’ earlier region like in the case of Inter-Zonal transfers and he/she may be considered in the region for any period beyond 2 years or be transferred to any other region as per the needs of the Bank.” In view of the said guidelines, the petitioner made the representation, dated 11.06.2011, to the second respondent to consider his request to retain him in the A.P. region. Prima facie, the transfer of the petitioner appears to be contrary to the guidelines framed and applied for the purpose of effecting transfer of officers. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner has already worked, in pursuance of the inter zonal transfers, in the state of Gujarath, which is at a distance of more than 1,400 kms by road, and under Inter regional transfer he was transferred to Tamilnadu, where he worked in Vellore, Mandapam, Madurai. This aspect of the case has to be taken note of by the transferring authority. Therefore, the respondents keeping in view the guidelines on transfer of officers ought to have considered his representation and posted him to a place nearby to his present working place. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to take note of the guidelines on transfer of officers, particularly Nos.4.4. and 4.5 of transfer policy and pass appropriate orders on the representation, dated 11.06.2011, made by the petitioner, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till then, the transfer of the petitioner shall not be effected. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 17th June 2011 dr