( 1 ) BY means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has approached this Court for issuing a writ of certiorari, quashing the order dated 9. 7. 2004 passed by respondent No. 2 (Annexure-1 to the writ petition) and a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to transfer the petitioner in pursuance of the order dated 9. 7. 2004. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner who is working as Inspector (Station House Officer) at Police Station G. R. P. , Varanasi, has been transferred by order dated 9. 7. 2004 (Annexure-1 to the writ petition) from G. R. P. , Varanasi to office of the Superintendent of Police, Railways, Allahabad.

( 2 ) THE ground of the challenge by the petitioner regarding petitioners transfer is that the petitioner has been transferred only on political ground and on the basis of the instructions issued by the Chief Minister, on the request of the respondent No, 5 who is an office bearer of the ruling party. The further case of the petitioner is that one Dr. K. P. Yadav who has been arrayed as respondent No. 5 wrote a letter dated 29. 5. 2004 to the Honble The Chief Minister Uttar pradesh, stating that one Sri S. N. Yadav, Inspec