S.Sarwar Ali, J.

1. In this writ the petitioner prays for quashing of Annexure-4, a notification dated 13th June, 1981 transferring the petitioner from Ranchi to Monghyr as the District Transport Officer.

2. The petitioner joined the Bihar Civil Service as Probationer Deputy Collector in 1975. While the petitioner was posted as Circle Officer, Nirsa, in the district of Dhanbad, his services were placed at the disposal of the Transport Department and he was posted as District Transport Officer, Ranchi. This post he joined on 16th February, 1979. On 6th December, 1980 by a notification, copy whereof is Annexure-A to the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of respondent No. 5, the petitioners services were returned to the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department. The wife of the petitioner filed a representation before the Government pointing out numerous inconveniences and difficulties which will result on account of the order dated 6th December, 1980. By order dated 23rd December, 1980, the Government stayed the order contained in Annexure-4 for six months so far as the petitioner was concerned. By the same Annexure respondent No. 5 had been posted as the District Trans