IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5275 of 2009 1. Shyam Kishore Singh, son of Late Azab Narayan Singh, Resident of Village- Goar Dharampur, P.S. Barh, District- Patna. 2. Mithilesh Kumar Singh, son of Late Rudradeo Singh, resident of Village- Naya Panapur, P.S. Digha, District- Patna. ... Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Home Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. 3. The D.G.-cum- I.G. of Police, Bihar, Patna. 4. The A.D.G., B.M.P. Bihar, Patna. 5. The I.G., B.M.P., Bihar, Patna. 6. The D.I.G., B.M.P. Kendriya Mandal, Patna. 7. The D.I.G., B.M.P. Uttari Mandal, Muzaffarpur. 8. The Commandant, B.M.P.-8, Begusarai. 9. The Commandant, B.M.P.-14, Patna. 10. The Commandant, B.M.P.-6, Muzaffarpur. ... Respondents. ----------- 02- 29.04.2009 Heard Mr. Ebrahim Kabir for the petitioners, and learned Assistant Counsel to Mr. Nirmal Kumar, Government Pleader No.4. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 20.2.2009 (Annexure-5), whereby the petitioners have been transferred in the present capacity of Literate Constables. The petitioners raise the grievance before this Court that the same is in violation of the policy decision of the Government dated 13.9.2001 (Annexure-6) 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. The State Government had issued the policy decision dated 13.9.2001 2 (Annexure-6), issued under the signature of respondent no.5, wherein it is stated as follows: “izk;% ,slk ns[kk x;k gS fd fcgkj lSfud iqfyl esa ,d okfguh ls nwljk okfguh es LFkkukUrj.k ugh fd;s tkrs gSa, tc rd fd dksbZ iz’kklfud dkj.k u gks@ eSa bl izek.k ls lger gaw lSU; iqfyl ds dfeZ;ksa dks ikfjokfjd vkokl (IokbZVj) dh lqfo/kk feyrh gS vkSj fujarj LFkkukUrj.k ls cPpksa dh i<+kbZ ij izfrdwy vlj iM+rk gS@ blfy, tc rd fd dksbZ iz’kklfud dkj.k u gks rc rd fdlh Hkh duh; inkf/kdkjh/ dehZ dks ,d okfguh ls nwljh okfguh esa LFkkukUrj.k ugh fd;k tk;@ + 3. The respondent authorities issued the impugned order of transfer dated 20.2.2009 (Annexure-5), whereby the two petitioners, along with 26 others (not petitioners herein) have been transferred from B.M.P.-8 to B.M.P.-14 and B.M.P.-8 to B.M.P.-6 respectively. The petitioners are at present posted at Begusarai. The places of transfer are not available on record. In spite of repeated queries, learned counsel for the petitioners is unable to inform us the dates on which they had joined the present assignment as Literate Constables at Begusarai. Secondly, the policy decision is directory in nature. In any view of the matter, it provides leeway to the State Government to transfer members of the Bihar Police Force on administrative grounds. No material has been 3 placed on record to prima-facie satisfy us that the petitioners have been transferred for any reason other than administrative. We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order. 4. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/