HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 12311 OF 2006 ORDER: The petitioner herein who is working as Telegraph Master has filed this writ petition questioning the proceedings dated 12.6.2006 issued in letter No. E-1-193/TOA(P)s/2006-07/69 transferring the petitioner from Karimnagar to Vemulawada. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that surplus staff are identified and they are posted at needy places. It is the case of the petitioner that though only 10 members were identified as surplus in Karimnagar Division and in spite of the fact that he stands at Sl.No.11 in the list prepared, he is being transferred to accommodate some others. But, however, on instructions, it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the BSNL that as per the guidelines issued for redeployment of excess staff and to consider the transfers, certain categories of employees were exempted from redeployment. It is stated that as there are some employees belonging to exempted category within the first 10, the petitioner was transferred by applying the guidelines as framed by the Department. In view of the submission made by the learned Standing Counsel, the transfer in question cannot be said to be illegal and arbitrary. From the proceedings, it appears that it is a routine administrative transfer deploying the excess staff to the needy places. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. No costs. 20.6.2006 (R.SUBHASH REDDY, J.) VR