Ujjal Bhuyan, J.

1. Heard Mr. D.K. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. Goswami, learned Standing Counsel, Water Resources Department, Assam. Also heard Mr. H.R.A. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. F.U. Borbhuiya, learned counsel for respondent No. 3. None has appeared for respondent No. 4. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has challenged the legality and validity of the notification dated 23.07.2014, issued by the Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Water Resources Department (Annexure-C to the writ petition), whereby respondent No. 3 has been transferred and posted as Executive Engineer, Silchar Water Resources Division, Silchar vice the petitioner, who has been transferred and posted in place of respondent No. 3 as Deputy Director (Planning) in the office of the Addl. Chief Engineer, Cachar & Hills, Water Resources Department, Silchar.

2. As stated above, petitioner is serving in the rank of Executive Engineer in the Water Resources Department, Govt, of Assam. Challenge to the transfer order has been made on the ground that the same has not been issued in the public interest, but is a collusive p