CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI ORAL ORDER

2 03-12-2025 1. The petitioner is a Block Agriculture Officer, posted at Dev Block Office in the district of Aurangabad. By an order of transfer, he was transferred to Purnea. The wife of the petitioner made a representation for reconsideration of the order of transfer of the petitioner on the following grounds:

(i) The petitioner has six daughters. He requires to maintain all of them. The wife and daughters of the petitioner resides in Nawada, which is situated at a distance of about 100 kms. away from Aurangabad and if he is transferred to Purnea, the distance would be 340 kms. from his native place; and (ii) She has further stated that the petitioner is suffering from various ailments. Other incumbents were transferred from Aurangabad to nearer places than the petitioner.

2. The learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that though the order of transfer was published on 30^th of June, 2025, the petitioner has not yet joined his new place of posting because he was engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list of Bihar. It is also submitted by the learned Advocate on behalf of the petitioner