IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL No.1488 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 15/07/2008 in WP NO : 12834 OF 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1. The Inspector General of Police, Southern Sector, CRPF, Road No.1, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 2. The Director General, CRPF, CGO Complex, New Delhi. ...Appellants And Y. Krishna Rao, S/o. Y. Venkateshwar Rao, Chandrayanagutta, Hyderabad. ...Respondent Counsel for the appellants : Sri A. Rajasekhar Reddy Assistant Solicitor General. Counsel for the respondent : Sri B.G. Ravindra Reddy The Court passed the following: JUDGMENT: (Per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) Admit. Looking to the peculiar facts of the case, the learned Advocates have agreed for disposing of this appeal finally. The respondent is working as a Sub-Inspector under the appellants. By an order dated 23rd May, 2008, he was transferred from Hyderabad to 12th Battalion, Assam. Being aggrieved by the said order of transfer, the respondent had filed Writ Petition No.12834 of 2008 because, according to the respondent, he could not have been transferred within four years from his posting at Hyderabad. It was his case that he was transferred to Hyderabad by an order dated 11th August, 2004 and, therefore, he could not have been transferred in the month of May, 2008 as the period of four years had not been completed at that time. After hearing the learned Advocates, the learned Single Judge has allowed the petition by passing the following operative order: “In that view of the matter, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order, dated 23.05.2008, insofar as it relates to the petitioner, is set aside. It is, however, left open to the respondents to transfer the petitioner in the next summer chain transfers. There shall be no order as to costs.” By virtue of the impugned order, the learned Single Judge has not only quashed the impugned order of transfer, but also restrained the appellants from transferring the respondent till next summer chain transfers. It is pertinent to note that in the month of August, 2008, the respondent had completed the period of four years at Hyderabad and, therefore, according to normal policy, he could have been transferred. Moreover, in public interest, a member of a uniformed force can be transferred at any time. There cannot be any hard and fast rule with regard to transfer because administrative exigencies require transfer of some personnel immediately and as the respondent is working in Central Reserve Police Force, for security or administrative reasons, such a personnel can be transferred at any time. In our opinion, the learned Single Judge could not have restrained the appellants from transferring the respondent till summer chain transfers i.e. till the summer of 2009. In the circumstances, we quash and set aside the order passed by the learned Single Judge and permit the appellants to transfer the respondent as per the administrative exigencies. At this stage, the learned Advocate appearing for the respondent has submitted that because of certain personal difficulties including education of the children of the respondent, the respondent would like to be accommodated for some time at Hyderabad. According to the learned Advocate, as per the general transfer policy, the crucial date for completion of period of four years is 31st March of a particular year. He has, therefore, submitted that at least up to 31st March, 2009, the respondent should be continued at Hyderabad. If the respondent has any personal difficulties, he can make a representation to the appellants and we are sure that the appellants will consider the same and do the needful to help him to the extent possible. Subject to the above observation, the writ appeal is disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 29th December, 2008 R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. ……REGISTRAR To 1. Two C.D. copies. ARS