IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20587 of 2011 1. Jai Narayan Das S/O Late Doman Das R/O Gumti No. 1, Bhikhanpur, P.S.-Ishakchak, Town & District- Bhagalpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary Department Of General Administration, Govt. Of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna 2. The Principal Secretary Department Of Agriculture, Govt. Of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 3. The Principal Secretary Department Of Panchayati Raj, Govt. Of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 4. The Joint Director-Cum-The Joint Secretary Departmentof Panchayati Raj, Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 5. The Joint Director Of Agriculture, Bhagalpur 6. The Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur 7. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur 8. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Bhagalpur 9. The Block Development Officer, Sabour, Distt.- Bhagalpur ---------------------------------- 4. 20.12.2011 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 12.9.2011/ 17.102011 posting him as Head Clerk. It is submitted that the petitioner is proficient in discharge of field duties which he was discharging earlier and he is not appropriately suited for the post of Head Clerk on which he has now been posted in the office of joint Agriculture Director, Bhagalpur. Counsel for the State opposed the application that it discloses no legal grounds calling for interference. Transfer and postings are incidents of service. A government servant cannot dictate terms to the government where he shall be posted and what nature of duties he shall perform. Unless there is violation of any statutory rules or outright mala fide orders for transfer, punitive in nature are the limited circumstances under which the writ court may interfere with an order of transfer. There is no assertion on behalf of the petitioner of any loss of rank, status pay or seniority. There is no merit in this application. It is accordingly dismissed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)