T. Ramaprasada Rao, C.J.

This Writ appeal is directed against the judgment of V. Ramaswami, J. who dismissed a writ petition filed by the appellant when he sought for a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records in connection with the order dated 14-7-1977 passed by the first respondent, as Acting Zonal Manager, Food Corporation of India, in and by which the appellant-petitioner was transferred from the Madras Division Office to Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh and to direct the respondents to give effect to an accredited policy of transfer laid down by the Head Office of the Food Corporation of India at New Delhi in the matter of the transfer of employees III and IV Cadre of Corporation.

2. The appellant joined the service of the Food Corporation from 1955. He started his career at Coimbatore. He was transferred to Madras in 1958. Thereafter he was transferred to Cochin in 1970 and re-transferred to Madras in 1972 and again he was sent to Andhra Pradesh in 1975 and thereafter he was brought back to Madras in 1976. On 14-7-1977 the impugned order of transfer was made by the first respondent transferring him from Madras to Adilabad and he was relieved with effect from