WP(C) 2765/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. R.L. Yadav, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Banerjee, the learned State counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No s.1 to 3. The petitioner by the present petition has challenged the order of trans fer dated 03.03.2009 (issued on 04.03.2009) passed by the Director of School Edu cation, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, transferring him from Govt. H.S. S chool, Roing, Lower Dibang Valley District to Govt. H.S. School, Kanubari, Tirap District in the same capacity and in the same pay scale. By the said order the respondent No.5 has been transferred from Govt. H.S. School, Bolung District to Govt. H.S. School, Roing in the same district in place of the petitioner. The ch allenge to the order of transfer is basically on the ground that the same has be en passed just to accommodate the respondent No.5 at Roing and also on the groun d that the petitioner who is going to retire from service in the month of Octobe r, 2011 is suffering from various illness. It is a settled position of law that an order of transfer can be interfe red with only if there is violation of the statutory rules or there is malafide or the order of transfer has put the person challenging the same in a disadvanta geous position, meaning thereby, it has effected the service condition. The scop e of interference of an order of transfer under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is, therefore, very limited. Admittedly the petitioner is serving at Roing for about last 5(five) yea rs, so also the respondent No.5 in Bolung. The grounds of illness, taken in the present petition by the petitioner, is for the authority to consider. On the sai d ground alone, going by the nature of illness alleged, the order of transfer ca nnot be interfered with by the writ court. In view of the above, the relief claimed cannot be granted. However, the petitioner may approach the concerned authority, namely, Director of School Edu cation ventilating his grievances and if any representation is made with the Dir ector of School Education, the same shall definitely be considered and pass nece ssary order within a week from the date of receipt of such representation. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed.