HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.G. SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.2442 OF 2011 COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This Writ Petition is filed assailing the legality and validity of the order, dated 22-07-210 in O.A. No.4791 of 2010 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, wherein the petitioners are directed to once again consider the request of the 1st respondent herein, for repatriation to his parent department in the light of F.R. 14- A(d) and F.R. 15 and G.O.Ms. No.610, dated 30-12-1985 and also in the light of the G.O.Rt. No.1316, dated 23-06-198, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 2. The brief facts of the case are that originally, the 1st respondent was appointed as LDC in the Panchayat Raj Department and thereafter he was transferred to Commercial Tax Department on his own request and posted as Junior Assistant in the office of the 3rd respondent. Pursuant to the repatriation of several employees in all departments, under G.O.Ms.No.610, dated 30-12-21985 and also as per G.O.Ms.No.144, dated 19-05-2009 amending FR 14 and providing opportunity to exercise option to the employees, who are working in other departments, for their repatriation to their parent department, within a period two (2) months from the date of issuance of G.O., the 1st respondent made an application to the petitioners with a request to repatriate him to his parent department. The 2nd petitioner has rejected his request vide proceedings dated 24-05-2010, on the ground that he filed the application beyond the period of limitation prescribed in G.O.Ms. No.144, dated 19-05-2009. Aggrieved thereby, the 1st respondent preferred the O.A. before the Tribunal. 3. Following the earlier order passed by the Division Bench of the Tribunal in a similar matter in O.A No.705 of 2010, dated 15-02- 2010, the Tribunal disposed of the O.A., setting aside the proceedings, dated 24-05-2010, passed by the 2nd petitioner and directed the petitioners to once again consider the request of the 1st respondent. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed by the petitioners. 4. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Services – II. 5. Admittedly, the Government itself has formed / issued a policy of repatriation of the employees in all departments under G.O.Ms.No.610, dated 30-12-1985, and also amended the F.R. 14 as per G.O.Ms. No.144, dated 19-05-2009, providing an opportunity to exercise option to the employees, who are working in the departments other than the parent department, for their repatriation to the parent department. The Tribunal has referred the order, dated 15-02-2010 in O.A.No.705 of 2010, wherein, in the similar circumstances, a Division bench of the Tribunal directed the respondents therein to once again consider the request of the applicant therein for repatriation to his parent unit. As the case of the 1st respondent herein also stands on the same footing, we are of the view that the Tribunal, by relying on the said order, dated 15-02-2010 in I.A.No.705 of 2010, has rightly directed the petitioners herein to once again consider the request of the applicant- 1st respondent herein for repatriation to his parent department as stated above. Therefore, we do not find any illegality or infirmity in the order passed by the Tribunal and there are no grounds to interfere with the same. There are no merits in this writ petition. 6. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. However, it is made clear that this order cannot be treated as a precedent. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J February 08, 2011. __________________ K.G. SHANKAR, J KTL