IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7183 of 2009 AMRENDRA KUMAR, son of Teg Bahadur Singh, Resident of Mohalla Rajendra Nagar, Road No. 12, P.S. Kadam Kuan, District and Town Patna, at present Station House Officer Tekari Police Station, District Gaya Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Home Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Director General of Police, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The A.D.G.P., Head Quarter, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Inspector General of Police, Patna Zone, Patna 5. The Superintendent of Police, Nalanda 6. The Superintendent of Police, Gaya with CWJC No.7181 of 2009 SHAMBHU YADAV, Son of Uchit Yadav, Resident of Village Tulei Tola, Paharpur, P.S. Balia, District Begusarai at present Station House Officer, Katra Police Station, District Muzaffarpur Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Home Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Director General of Police, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The A.D.G.P., Head Quarter, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Inspector General of Police, Patna Zone, Patna 5. The Superintendent of Police, Vaishali 6. The Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur ----------- For the Petitioners :M/s Nagendra Kumar Singh, Binay Kumar Singh & Kumar Rajeev, Advocates For the State :Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, A.C. to G.P.19 02/ 30.06.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners in the two writ applications are holding the post of Sub-Inspector of Police. They are aggrieved by the transfer order dated 12.3.2009/7.3.2009, as contained in Annexure-6 to C.W.J.C. No. 7183 of 2009 and Annexure-4 to C.W.J.C. No. 7181 of 2009. Petitioner Amrendra Kumar was transferred from the post of Officer-in-charge, Sarmera Police 2 Station to Gaya District Police and petitioner Shambhu Yadav was transferred from Mahua Police Station in the district of Vaishali to the District Police, Muzaffarpur. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that both the transfer orders are contrary to the provisions contained in Section 10 of the Bihar Police Act, 2007, whereunder they could be transferred out of a district only after completing period of six years. Petitioners have already joined the transferred post. 4. As the petitioners have already joined the transferred post, it is deemed expedient to grant them liberty to represent before the competent authority highlighting the grounds raised in these applications that the transfer orders are contrary to the provisions contained in Section 10 of the Bihar Police Act, 2007 and if the authorities are satisfied that the transfer orders have been issued ignoring the provisions contained in Section 10 of the Bihar Police Act, 2007 then appropriate orders in accordance with law be passed, as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt of the representation. 5. Both the writ applications are, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)