( 1 ) THIS petition is filed by the petitioner for quashing and setting aside order Annexure - "a", dated September 2, 1995, passed by the director General of Police, respondent No. 1 herein, by which the petitioner, who was serving as Police Inspector, Valsad, is transferred to Anti-Terrorist Squad ("a. T. S. " for short) and all consequential actions taken in pursuance of the said order, being illegal, ultra vires and unconstitutional.

( 2 ) IT is the case of the petitioner that he was appointed as Police Sub-Inspector in 1972. He was promoted as Police Inspector ("p. I. " for short) in 1993. He was sent to A. T. S. by an order dated May 5, 1993. He completed his tenure successfully in A. T. S. which was for one-and-half years and thereafter, as per the policy of the government, he was given choice of posting as P. I. , Surat City in December, 1994. Without any reason whatsover, within a short span of less than four months, he was transferred to Valsad in April, 1995. According to the petitioner, with a view to accommodate Mr. V. B. Raval, respondent No. 5 herein, again by an order dated september 2, 1995, the respondent No. 5 was transferred to Valsad and the pe