(1.) The second respondent is a public sector undertaking engaged in the manufacture of electronic instruments and manufacture of colour TVs and engaged in other activities with reference to electronics. The Headquarters of the second respondent is in Hyderabad and its factory is also in Hyderabad. The second respondent has been having officers in all over India. In the manufacture of colour TVs, the second respondent had been for nearly ten years incurring losses. Therefore, the second respondent decided to close down the manufacture of colour TVs. The second respondent had its sale and service sections/wings for colour TVs in all over India on zonal basis. When the losses were mounting and going on beyond unmanageable limit, the second respondent decided to close down the manufacture of colour TVs.
(2.) The effect was that it had to restructure its zonal wings and to cut short its establishment so that loss is avoided. In the process of restructuring its business, the second respondent formulated a scheme giving option to the employees in the zone who had likely to lose their employment in the second respondent. None of the employees concerned came forward to exercise his option. That gave rise to a lot of managerial problems and the second respondent evolved a method to get all such employees to Hyderabad to provide them employment so that they can continue to serve the company in different fields. Transfer orders were issued by the second respondent in respect of employees in all zones.
(3.) With reference to Northern Zone, the transfer order reads as under: Sub : Transfer of ICG Employees - Reg. The following employees of ICG /North Zone are hereby transferred to ICG/ Hyderabad w.e.f. 1999.04.02. <FV> S. No. Name Code No. Designation S/Shri 1. GOVINDLAL 061742 TM 2. DUBEYSC 077127 STO 3. SADHAWANIML 077993 STO 4. KAPOORKL 061962 SO 5. PALSK 046955 FM 6. SHARMARN 061761 AFM 7. BALWANSINGH 055937 T/E 8. ASHOKKUMAR 084637 T/E 9. TALWARS 094927 T/E 10. HAMIDKHANA 062016 T/C 11. RAJ KUMAR 062021 T/C 12. ROOPCHAND 062049 T/C 13. BANGARIDS 062054 T/C 14. MOHANSINGH 066712 T/C 15. JAGANNATHG 061924 SR.SA 16. BHAGATHK 061943 SR.SA 17. JAIN A K 081508 SA 18. BRJJMOHAN 081359 TMTB. 19. KAUSHIKAK 059546 STO 526 20. HARISH KUMAR 107653 OA 21. SITA RAM SHARMA 077639 TMTC 22. CHAUHAN D S 054892 STO 23. OBERIO A K 081694 T/E 24. INDERJIT SINGH 081752 T/E 25. NATH RAM 081733 TMTB 26. SARDAR SINGH 081747 TMTB 27. AMAR SINGH 081785 TMTB 28. YUVRAJ MDHIMAN 110189 TO 29. DURGA PRASAD L 077405 FM 30. NIRMALKAR C L 077716 T/E 31. MISHRA M 107978 SA 32. RATANLAL SAHU 078435 TMTC</FV> On transfer the above employees will report to Head/ICG at Hyderabad. The above employees are eligible for transfer TA/DA etc. This issues with the approval of Chairman & Managing Director."