WP(C) 4469/2007 BEFORE HON’BLR MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr SD Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr P.R oy, , learned State counsel. The order dated 18.8.2007 issued by the Director, Panchayat & Rural Deve lopment Department, Assam transferring the petitioner from Mayang Development Bl ock, Morigaon to Dimoria Development Block, Kamrup vice the respondent No.4 is the subject matter of challenge in the instant petition. The main thrust of the petitioner’s case is the non completion of the pe riod of three years of his posting at Mayang Development Block , Morigaon as ma ndated by Office Memorandum dated 22.5.2002 read with the one dated 4.2.2002 la ying down the guidelines of transfer of government employees. He has asserted th at neither the prior approval of the Chief Minister of the State has been obtai ned, nor there is any public interest justifying the transfer. He has alleged t hat the impugned decision is a fall out of political influence to accommodate t he respondent No.4. Mr Dhar Choudhury while reiterating the above has urged that the petiti oner’s wife has, in the meantime undergone a major surgery and that if the impug ned order of transfer is implemented it will put the entire family into disarray . It has also been asserted that till date, the respondent No.4 has not report ed to Joint at Mayang Development Block pursuant to the impugned order. Mr Dhar Choudh ury while reiterating the above has submitted that the impugned order of transfe r in the attending facts and circumstances is patently illegal and is therefor e liable to be interfered with in the interest of justice. Mr Roy in reply, has urged that having regard to the constricted sco pe of interference of this Court in the matter of transfer, the grounds cited i n the petition are not adequate to sustain the challenge. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties, this Court deems it fi t and proper to close this petition granting liberty to the petitioner to sub mit an appropriate representation before the Director, Panchayat & Rural Develop ment Department , Assam highlighting the points urged herein. This should be d one if so advised, within a period one week herefrom. In case, such a representa tion is filed, the aforementioned authority would consider and pass appropriate orders thereon. Needless to say ,that while disposing of the petitioner’ represe ntation, the authority concerned should be mindful of the purpose of the gui delines and also the personal difficulties and inconveniences of the petitioner . The exercise as ordered should be completed within a period of two weeks from the date of submission of the representation. For this period of three(3) weeks from today, having regard to the fact that the respondent No.4 in the meantime, has not joined at Mayang Development Block,Morigaon, the impugned order of trans fer shall not be given effect to. The petition stands closed in the above terms. No costs.