IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12609 of 2006 DATED: 23.06.2006 Between: K.Janardhan petitioner And The Personal Office, APSRTC Nalgonda region, Nalgonda and another Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 12609 of 2006 ORAL ORDER: The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in transferring the petitioner from Nalgonda bus depot to Suryapet Bus Depot as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner herein is employed in the respondent corporation as Assistant Depot Clerk. The first respondent issued letter dated 5.4.2006 asking the petitioner to inform three places for effecting transfers. The petitioner has opted for Narketpalli, Miryalguda and Devarakonda. While so, by proceedings dated 6.4.2006, the petitioner was transferred to Suryapet Bus Depot. The petitioner challenge the said transfer order on the ground that leaving aside the long standing Assistant Depot Clerks, he was chosen and transferred to Suryapet on long standing basis. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for respondent corporation Mr.V.T.M.Prasad. The only ground raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition is that leaving aside the senior most Assistant Depot Clerks having long standing at Nalgonda, he was picked up and transferred to Suryapet depot. Normally this Court does not interfere with the transfer orders, unless it is malafide one. Transfer is an incident of service and it is not a punishment. It is for concerned authorities to take a decision in the transfer matters, having regard to administrative and other necessities. If the petitioner has any grievance with regard to his transfer, he has to approach the concerned authorities. Therefore the petitioner has not made out a case for interference of this Court with the transfer order dated 6.4.2006. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. However, this order does not preclude the petitioner from making a representation to the concerned authorities and on filing such a representation, the same shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law and the circulars of the corporation. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 23.6.2006 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12609 of 2006 DATED: 23.06.2006