JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Mr. Aniruddh Singh, learned State Counsel appearing for opposite parties 1 to 8. Affidavit of service has been filed indicating notice upon opposite party no.9 who has however not put in appearance.

2. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 30.06.2023 and relieving dated 01.07.2023 whereby petitioner has been transferred from District Bahraich to District Gonda on the post of Assistant Development Officer (Panchayat Raj). Also under challenge are consequential orders dated 03.07.2023, report dated 29.08.2023 as well as order dated 11.09.2023 whereby petitioner's representation against transfer has been rejected.

3. It has been submitted that earlier petitioner had filed WRIT A No. -6092 of 2023 challenging transfer order which was disposed of vide order dated 21.08.2023 directing the authority concerned to consider and decide petitioner's representation by a reasoned and speaking order. It is in pursuance thereof that order dated 11.09.2023 has been passed rejecting petitioner's representation.

4. Learned counsel for petitioner has drawn attention to fact that although impugned transfer order dated 30.06.2023 simply indica