THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No.11894 of 2006 Dated:16th June, 2006 Between: S.Panda Ranga Rao. …..PETITIONER AND The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, rep by its Executive Director, Hyderabad & Karimnagar Zones at M.G.B.S., Hyderabad & 2 others. ….RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA W.P.No.11894 of 2006 ORDER: The proceedings of the 2nd respondent/Deputy Chief Personal Manager, dated 6-4-2006 transferring the petitioner from Khammam to Mancherial Depot, Adilabad District is assailed in the present writ petition. The petitioner is a Senior Assistant in the respondent- Corporation. His grievance is that in the representation dated 5-4-2006 made to the 2nd respondent/Deputy Chief Personal Manager, he requested to transfer to one of three places viz., Kothegudem Depot, Madhira Depot or Mahabubabad Depot, and that even though there are vacancies of Senior Assistants existing at Kothagudem Depot and Madhira Depot, the 2nd respondent without considering his representation, by reason of the impugned proceedings, transferred him to Mancherial Depot, Adilabad District, which is arbitrary, illegal and unjust, and hence prayed that the impugned order be set aside and the writ petition be allowed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the A.P.S.R.T.C. This Court normally would not interfere in matters of transfer, for they are made keeping in view the administrative exigencies and requirements of the organization. In the case on hand, the petitioner has exercised his option for transfer to one of the three place viz., Kothegudem Depot, Madhira Depot Mahabubabad Depot, and it is his case that even though there are vacancies of Senior Assistants available at Kothagudem Depot and Madhira Depot, the 2nd respondent without taking into consideration the order of preference exercised by the petitioner in his representation dated 5-4-2006, has transferred him to Mahabubabad Depot. Inasmuch as the petitioner states that there are vacancies in Kothagudem and Madhira Depot, and he has opted the said places for his transfer, I feel it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The petitioner is directed to submit a representation to the 2nd respondent/Deputy Chief Personal Manager for re-consideration of his case for transfer to the places opted by him, and on such representation being filed by the petitioner, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same, and pass appropriate orders. No costs. ___________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J.) Date:16th June, 2006. GRK