JUDGMENT :

A.D. Choudhury, J.

1. Heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. N. Gautam, learned counsel for the appellant/writ petitioner. Also heard Mr. B.D. Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General, Arunachal Pradesh representing the respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and Mr. H.K. Das, learned counsel for the respondent No. 5.

2. The present intra court appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 11.07.2023 passed in WP(C) No. 199(AP)/2023 by the learned Single Judge, which was preferred by the appellant/ writ petitioner assailing the Transfer Modification Order No. 03/2023 dated 20.04.2023 issued by the Under Secretary (Education), Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar.

3. The case of the appellant writ petitioner:-

I. The appellant/writ petitioner was serving as Principal, Government Higher Secondary School, Kanubari, Longding District. By an order dated 15.11.2022 (Annexure-3) came to be issued by the Education Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, as many as 11 (eleven) principals of Government Higher Secondary Schools and Deputy Director of School Education (DDSE) were transferred to different places, including the appellant/writ petitioner. The app