THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 17866 OF 2008 O R D E R: The petitioners are working as Telecom Mechanics, in Nellore District. 11 Telecom Mechanics were identified for transfer in the Secondary Switching Area, for being posted against 11 identified vacancies, in the same district. The petitioners have also been identified for transfer. Their grievance is that the respondents have adopted a method, on the basis of the age of the employees, thereby, changing the order of priority for the candidate to select the place of transfer. They challenge the memo, dated 28.7.2008, issued by the 1st respondent, transferring the petitioners to different places. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Through the impugned order, the 1st respondent transferred the petitioners and six others, to different places. Before issuing orders of transfer, the 1st respondent has undertaken an exercise of preparing the list of the places, as well as the employees who are due for transfer. Such of the employees, who have completed a stipulated stay at Nellore, have been arranged in the order of their age. On account of such arrangement, it cannot be said that any violation of transfer policy has taken place. At the most, it may have a bearing upon the option to be exercised by the employees identified for transfer, to choose the place. However, it must not be forgotten that the place chosen by an employee is not absolute, and much would depend upon the availability and discretion of the concerned authority. Nobody can claim the right to be posted at a particular place. Even the guidelines framed by the various organizations to be followed, in the matter of affecting transfers, were held to be directory, and not mandatory. At any rate, the transfers, through the impugned order, are to the places within the same district. This court is not inclined to interfere with the same. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ 19th August 2008 PAN