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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
PULLA KARTHIK
K.Suhasini – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. filing of writ petition on transfer memo (Para 1) |
| 2. petitioner's background and position (Para 3) |
| 3. arguments by the respondents (Para 4) |
| 4. transfer orders are administrative decisions (Para 6 , 7) |
| 5. judicial restraint in transfer matters (Para 9 , 10 , 12) |
| 6. dismissal of writ petition (Para 15) |
ORDER:
PULLA KARTHIK, J.
Questioning the impugned Transfer Memo No.1933/Ser.T/A1/2025, dated 24.03.2025, insofar as it relates to the petitioner and the consequential Memo No.675/Estt.A1/2025, dated 24.03.2025 issued by respondent No.3, the present Writ Petition is filed.
2) Heard Sri B.S. Prasad, learned senior counsel, representing M/s. Pearl Law Associates, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Additional Advocate General appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri Pushkar Jaiswal, learned counsel, appearing for respondent No.4.
3) Learned senior counsel has submitted that while the petitioner is working as Senior Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, in respondent No.3 viz., Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, a Circular Memo No.3188/Ser.T/ A1/2025, dated 18.03.2025 was issued by re
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