IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13844 of 2011 Gopal Chaudhary, S/O Late Yugeshwar Chaudhary R/o Mohalla-Yarpur, Road No.-1, P.S. Gardanibagh, Distt.- Patna at Present Posted as Panchayat Secretary in the office of Block Development Officer, Pipra, Distt.-Supaul Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Deptt. (Vikash Bhawan), New Secretariat, Baily Road, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Deptt. (Vikash Bhawan), New Secretariat, Baily Road, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Supaul. 4. The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Supaul. 5. The Block Development Officer, Pipra P.S. Pipra, Distt.-Supaul. ---------------------------------- 2 15.10.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is on the verge of the retirement and the order of transfer contained in Annexure 2 is punitive. The other submission is that there is no administrative exigency for which he should be transferred. Reading of Annexure-2 itself indicates that the circumstance under which the authorities had to move the petitioner from his present responsibility as he has failed to perform a very important official duty of revision of electoral role as required, on the direction and dictates of the Election Commission more so since these are time bound exercises which has to be carried out on due priority. Obviously, the respondent authority have to find the right kind of people who can perform the job in place of the petitioner. 2 This Court finds no reason to interfere with the circumstances indicated in the order which is under challenge as it violates no legal parameters. The writ application is dismissed. Prakash (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)