THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION NO.20489 OF 2025

ORDER:

Heard Sri L.Ravi Chander, learned senior counsel, representing Sri Bobbili Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioners, and learned Government Pleader for Services-I for respondents.

2) The case of the petitioner is that he is presently working as senior-most Professor of Cardiology at Osmania Medical College i.e. respondent No.3 College and serving as Head of the Department of Cardiology. Further, he has successfully completed DM (Cardiology) and chose to serve in the Government sector. Further, as a Super Specialist in Cardiology, he treated thousands of heart patients who could not afford private healthcare. Further, during Covid-19 pandemic also, he rendered dedicated service and successfully treated numerous Covid-19 patients. While so, during general transfers-2024, the petitioner requested the respondents to transfer him to Warangal. However, as his services are very much essential in respondent No.3 hospital as he is the senior-most Doctor in the Super Specialty of Cardiology for PG Teaching and patient care, the respondents have retained him in respondent No.3 Hospital. It is further averred that