Hon’ble Pankaj Mithal, J.—The petitioner is an Assistant Tax Superintendent (Tax and Revenue Inspector) which is a class III post governed by the U.P. Palika Centralized Services Rules, 1966. Rule 25 of the aforesaid Rules empowers the State Government to transfer any officer of the Centralized Service from one Palika to another.

2. In exercise of the said power, the petitioner has been transferred from Nagar Palika, Parishad Chandpur, Bijnor and has been attached to the Directorate without assigning any duties. This order of transfer/attachment dated 31st January, 2008 passed by the Chief Secretary has been impugned in the writ petition on the ground of malafidies and on the ground that it has been passed without application of mind by the authority concerned simply on the dictates of a political personality.

3. The writ petition was entertained by an order dated 18.2.2008 and in view of the fact that the transfer order was not a routine order of transfer but was an order made under the head VIP, the Court had directed the Standing Counsel to produce the record. The record has been produced and has been seen by me.

4. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. All of them are agr