IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.32545 of 2011 Between: Mr. K.Satyanarayana … Petitioner And A.P.Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Masab Tank, Hyderabad, Rep.by its Secretary and others. … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.32545 of 2011 ORDER: Questioning the impugned order dated 18.11.2011, wherein the petitioner is transferred from APSWRC/JC, Hathnoora Jc, Medak District to APSWRS/JC, Lingal, Mahaboobnagar District, the petitioner filed the present writ petition on the ground that aggrieved by the impugned order, he filed an appeal before the appellate authority and the same is pending without passing any orders on it. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner joined in the service of the respondents’ institution in the year 1990 and he was promoted as Junior Lecturer in the year 1995. While working as such at Hathnoora, Medak District transfer counseling was held on 14.06.2011 in respect of the Junior Lecturers in Zone VI and later on, the petitioner was transferred as stated hereinabove. Aggrieved by which, the petitioner filed an appeal before the appellate authority on 25.11.2011 and the same is pending. Hence, the present writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that transfer counseling was held on 14.06.2011 wherein the petitioner opted to Chilkur or Shaikpet Institutions. The respondents’ authorities, without considering the option of the petitioner, transferred to APSWRS/JL, Lingal, Mahaboobnagar District and the said transfer is contrary to the guidelines issued in G.O.Rt.No.455, dated 04.06.2011. He also submitted that the petitioner was working in Hathnoora, which falls under the Category-III as per the above transfer guidelines. As per the said guidelines, from Category-I & II to Category III & IV or vice-versa is only permissible. Since, Hathnoora school is notified as Category-III institution, he is entitled to opt the institution in Category-I & II as the case may be. He further submitted that in the counseling held by the respondents, the petitioner secured 47 marks and therefore, he is entitled to transfer to the place of his choice as exercised in the counseling or to the non remote area. But contrary to that the petitioner was transferred to a remote area as if the petitioner secured the lesser marks in the counseling. In view of the above, the impugned order is bad and illegal and the same is liable to be set aside. It is also submitted that assailing the impugned order, the petitioner filed an appeal before the Minister for Social Welfare and Chairman for A.P.Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions, who endorsed directing the Secretary of the Society to examine the matter and take necessary action, and the same is pending. On the other hand, the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that the petitioner is on leave at Hathnoora and the said fact does not dispute by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel, without going into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the appeal stated to have been filed by the petitioner on 25.11.2011 and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, within a period of two weeks, from today. Accordingly, with the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 13.12.2011 Note: Furnish C.C. in two days. B/o. LSK