Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

1. Heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned senior counsel, assisted by Mr. J. Patowari for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D. Saikia, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, assisted by Mr. D. Upamanyu, appearing for the respondent Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 and Mr. S.B. Sarma, learned counsel, appearing for the respondent No. 6. By an order dated 13.04.2017 (Annexure-3 of the writ petition) passed by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, Labour & Welfare Department, Guwahati, the petitioner, who was holding the post of Assistant Labour Commissioner, Guwahati, was transferred to Nagaon. By the said order, the respondent No. 6, who was holding the post of Assistant Labour Commissioner, attached to Head Quarter, Guwahati, was transferred as Assistant Labour Commissioner, Guwahati and she was also allowed to hold the charge of Assistant Labour Commissioner, Head Quarter. By the aforesaid order, some other persons in the rank of Assistant Labour Commissioner and Labour Inspector were also transferred. Against the said order dated 13.04.2017, the petitioner had submitted a representation dated 18.04.2017 (Annexure-4 of the writ petition) to the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, Labour and Welfare Department, Dispur, Guwahati.

2. As the said representation was not attended to, the petitioner had approached this Court earlier by filing a writ application, which was registered as WP(C) No. 2429/2017 and this Court, by an order dated 26.04.2017, disposed of the writ petition at the motion stage itself, directing the competent authority to dispose of the representation dated 18.04.2017 by a speaking order, and providing further that till a decision is taken on the representation, the transfer order dated 13.04.2017 shall not be enforced against the petitioner. Subsequently, an order dated 07.06.2017 (Annexure-7 of the writ petition) was passed by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, Labour & Welfare Department, whereby the representation of the petitioner was not favourably considered and he was directed to join in his new place of posting as Assistant Labour Commissioner, Nagaon.

3. Challenging the order of transfer dated 13.4.17 as well as the order dated 7.6.17, the instant writ application is filed by the petitioner.

4. While entertaining the writ application, noticing that the issues raised by the petitioner in the representation dated 18.04.2017 had not been considered, this Court, by an order dated 14.06.2017, had stayed the order dated 07.06.2017.

5. The respondent Nos. 1 to 4 had filed an application on 16.08.2017, praying for vacation/alteration/modification of the aforesaid interim order dated 14.06.2017, which was registered as IA (C) No. 2834/2017.

6. In the writ petition, the respondent No. 5 had filed an affidavit on 25.07.2017 and the writ petitioner had also filed an affidavit-in-reply to the said affidavit-in-opposition of the respondent No. 5. The respondent No. 1 had also filed an affidavit in the writ petition on 28.08.2017.

7. Order dated 28.08.2017 passed in the present writ petition and IA (C) No. 2834/2017 goes to show that a consensus was arrived at by and between the parties that the writ petition be taken up for disposal and accordingly, it was observed that an attempt would be made to dispose of the writ petition on 05.09.2017. On 05.09.2017, this Court requested Mr. D. Saikia, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, to produce the relevant records while fixing the case on 07.09.2017. On 07.09.2017, records were produced and after some hearing had progressed, Mr. Saikia had prayed for taking up the matter for further consideration on 08.09.2017 in order to enable him to obtain further instructions. The interim order was continued all along and the hearing was concluded on 08.09.2017.

8. The case of the petitioner, necessar