1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10746 of 2011 Sonika Mandilwar W/o Vishwa Mohan Prasad R/o A/131 Housing Colony in front of Panch Shiv Mandir Kankarbagh PS- Kankarbagh, distt- Patna at present as CDPO Hulasganj (Jehanabad) ----------------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secy. State of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 2. The Deputy Secy. State of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 3. The Commissioner & Secy. Social Welfare Depatt. New Secretariat, Patna 4. The Director Integrated Child Development Scheme, New Secretariat , Patna 5. The Deputy Director Integrated Child Development Scheme, New Secretariat, Patna 6. The Asstt. Director, State Child Protection Unit, New Secretariat, Patna 7. The District Welfare Officer, Jehanabad---Respondents ---------------------------------- 3 26.9.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Writ was filed by the petitioner when she was sought to be transferred from Hulasganj in the district of Jehanabad to Sikandra in the district of Jamui. Petitioner is a Child Development Project Officer. Her husband is an employee of the High Court. She has prayed for transfer to a station nearer to the place of posting of her husband. But instead of entertaining such a plea she has been transferred farther from Patna. As a matter of accommodating the husband and wife in the same station for more than one reasons there have been provisions or circular in place to allow them to be posted at one station as for as possible. But taking a rational view a new amended policy has been brought about where such a plea may be difficult to be entertained when both the husband and wife are not under the control of the same department or where one of the spouse is not under transferable job. 2 The State Government has made exception in those two cases and the case of the present petitioner seems to be hit by both the provisions. Prayer made on behalf of the petitioner is that she has approached the authority to take a sympathetic view in view of the fact that she has two small children to take care of and some logistic care and support of the father is required at this stage. Transfer of the petitioner to a remote place like Jamui may be a little harsh upon her specially in the early stage of her career and small children. Therefore the request of the petitioner may require consideration. The authorities are directed to take cognizance of the request of the petitioner and if possible allow the same, if there is vacancy available in an around Patna. Such a decision may be taken within a reasonable time frame preferably within six weeks from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the above observation. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)