THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 12304 of 2009 Date: 18.01.2009 Between: K.Kishan and another. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Gowliguda, Hdyerabad and 3 others. .....RESPONDENTS HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 12304 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “……..to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in continuing the petitioners years together in Hyderabad City Region who were transferred from their parent regions for temporary utilization in Hyderabad City Region is bad, arbitrary, illegal without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents to repatriate/send the petitioners to their parent regions (i.e. Medak/Karimnagar regions) for continuation as drivers and pass such other order or orders.” It is admitted before this Court that the 2nd petitioner has already been repatriated to his parent region and accordingly the relief in this writ petition is confined only to petitioner No.1. Heard both sides. From the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the Corporation, it is clear that the 1st petitioner was appointed as a driver in Medak region and he was transferred to BHEL depot for temporary utilization due to shortage of drivers. It is not disputed before this court that the transfers beyond the unit is not permissible. Even according to the version of the Corporation in the counter affidavit, transfer of the 1st petitioner from Medak Region to Hyderabad region was effected only on the ground of shortage of drivers in Hyderabad region. It is the specific case of the petitioner that many drivers who are much juniors to the petitioners are being continued in their parent regions and the petitioners herein alone are discriminated and are made to work for indefinite period in a different region. The said specific allegation made by the petitioner could not be disputed by the Corporation in their counter affidavit. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the 1st petitioner’s case for repatriation to his parent region and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 18-01-2010 Note: Issue C.C. in 2 days. B/o KLP