IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6608 of 2009 KULDEEP SAHU Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 22/5/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Grievance of the petitioner against an order of transfer has to be looked into in the first instance by his head of the department. In this case Inspector General of Prisons is the competent authority and head of the department who can take such a decision. The petitioner infact claims that he has already filed a representation before the I.G. (Prisons) which has not been disposed of as yet. If that be so, this Court would direct the I.G. (Prison) to look into the grievance of the petitioner and dispose of the pending representation of the petitioner if not done so, till date, within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is also made clear that this Court has not stayed operation of the order of transfer and therefore the petitioner would be well advised to join the new place of his posting and await result of disposal of the representation. Such joining of the petitioner, however, will be without prejudice to his right which is being agitated in the representation filed by him. 2 With the aforementioned observations/directions this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)