This petition furnishes a typical instance of a highly pernicious virus which has crept into the governance of this State, namely, the blatant and persistent abuse of the power of the transfer and post ing of government servants on political, caste, monetary or other extraneous con siderations instead of an administrative ground and in the public interest.

2. I have heard Sri. VK. Singh who was appointed as amicus curiae by the order of this Court dated 23-3- 97 to assist the petitioner, Sri Devendra Pratap who has appeared for respondent No. 4 and learned standing counsel.

3. The petitioner has challenged the impugned order dated 13-8- 96, Annexure 8 to the writ petition by which the petitioners transfer from Gopiganj to Bhadohi was can celled. The petitioner was working as Attendant-Nurse-cum-Midwife in Community Health Centre, Gopiganj and she was trans ferred to Bhadohi by order dated 24-6-96, Annexure 1 to the petition. The petitioner joined at Bhadohi on 6-7-97 as stated in para 8 of the writ petition and she has also been paid salary at Community Health Centre, Bhadohi. She has alleged that her son who is a student of Class X is taking coaching class at Bhadohi.