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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
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 respondent No.3 calling the eligible Senior Faculty of the University to submit their expression of interest for consideration to the positions of Associate Deans/Associate Directors for Research for better utilization of their experience and expertise for academic management/research administration in the larger in
Transfer of employees is an essential condition of service governed by administrative exigencies, and courts should exercise restraint in interfering with such orders unless they are proven to be ill....
Court upheld transfer of university faculty under administrative grounds, affirming limited scope for judicial review in administrative transfer matters.
A transfer order executed without adhering to due process is deemed punitive and illegal, impacting the employee’s rights and entitlements.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university lacks the authority to transfer employees absent explicit provisions in the governing Act, rendering the transfer order invalid.
The court upheld the validity of transfer orders for university staff, ruling that they do not qualify as government servants and emphasizing limited judicial intervention in administrative transfers....
Transfer orders are a condition of service and can be modified in public interest without requiring reasons in the order.
Transfer orders must comply with established policies, especially regarding employees nearing retirement, and cannot be influenced by political interference.
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